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CVE-2010-0007 Detail

Description

net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c in the ebtables module in the netfilter framework in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for setting or modifying rules, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and configure arbitrary network-traffic filtering via a modified ebtables application.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/17/2010)

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2010-0007. This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, as it did not include support for ebtables. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html respectively. A futur e update in Red Hat Enterprise MRG may address this flaw.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dce766af541f6605fa9889892c0280bab31c66ab CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38133 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38296 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38333 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/39033 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc4 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/14/3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37762 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0109 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555238 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55602 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9630 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-0007
NVD Published Date:
01/19/2010
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.