CVE-2023-1076

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel. The tun/tap sockets have their socket UID hardcoded to 0 due to a type confusion in their initialization function. While it will be often correct, as tuntap devices require CAPNETADMIN, it may not always be the case, e.g., a non-root user only having that...

Type confusion

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel. The tun/tap sockets have their socket UID hardcoded to 0 due to a type confusion in their initialization function. While it will be often correct, as tuntap devices require CAPNETADMIN, it may not always be the case, e.g., a non-root user only having that...

CVE-2023-1076

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel. The tun/tap sockets have their socket UID hardcoded to 0 due to a type confusion in their initialization function. While it will be often correct, as tuntap devices require CAPNETADMIN, it may not always be the case, e.g., a non-root user only having that...

PT-2023-1659 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a flaw in the Linux Kernel, specifically with the tun/tap sockets having their socket UID hardcoded to 0 due to a type confusion in their initialization functio...