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CVE-2011-1019

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1019 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's dev_load function (net/core/dev.c) before version 2.6.38, allowing local users to bypass the CAP_SYS_MODULE capability requirement and load arbitrary modules by leveraging CAP_NET_ADMIN. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and a partial impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1019Low

kernel: CAP_SYS_MODULE bypass via CAP_NET_ADMIN

Feb 24, 2011

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
Broken Link
git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory