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CVE-2008-3525

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2008-09-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The sbni_ioctl function in drivers/net/wan/sbni.c in the wan subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check for the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability before processing a (1) SIOCDEVRESINSTATS, (2) SIOCDEVSHWSTATE, (3) SIOCDEVENSLAVE, or (4) SIOCDEVEMANSIPATE ioctl request, which allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References