# CVE-2006-0096: wan/sdla.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.11 and 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not require the CAP\_SYS\_RAWIO privilege for an SDLA firmware upg

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

wan/sdla.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.11 and 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege for an SDLA firmware upgrade, with unknown impact and local attack vectors. NOTE: further investigation suggests that this issue requires root privileges to exploit, since it is protected by CAP_NET_ADMIN; thus it might not be a vulnerability, although capabilities provide finer distinctions between privilege levels.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16304
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18977
- http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset%401.1448.91.23?nav=index.html%7Csrc/%7Csrc/drivers%7Csrc/drivers/net%7Csrc/drivers/net/wan%7Crelated/drivers/net/wan/sdla.c
- http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:044
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0f1d4813a4a65296e1131f320a60741732bc068f
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/244-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18527
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

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