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 CAP_NET_ADMIN, it may not always be the case, e.g., a non-root user only having that capability. This would make tun/tap sockets being incorrectly treated in filtering/routing decisions, possibly bypassing network filters.
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Published : 2023-03-27 21:15
Updated : 2023-05-03 01:15
NVD link : CVE-2023-1076
Mitre link : CVE-2023-1076
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1076
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel