Linux kernel TUN/TAP Driver Buffer Overflow

The vulnerability of the tapopen function in the drivers/net/tap.c module of the Linux TUN/TAP driver is related to incorrect initialization of the UID. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise data integrity or increase their privileges...

Linux kernel Tap Open Buffer Overflow

The vulnerability of the tapopen function /drivers/net/tap.c in the Linux kernel’s TAP network adapter driver is related to the use of an inappropriate data structure description for reading data from memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain increased privileges...