CVE-2011-2910

Name: CVE-2011-2910
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-11-15T17:15:12.617+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.7/10EPSS 0.38%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2910 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. The AX.25 daemon (ax25d) in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13 does not check the return value of a setuid call. The setuid call is responsible for dropping privileges but if the call fails the daemon would continue to run with root privileges which can allow possible privilege escalation.. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The AX.25 daemon (ax25d) in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13 does not check the return value of a setuid call. The setuid call is responsible for dropping privileges but if the call fails the daemon would continue to run with root privileges which can allow possible privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.38%

29.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux-Ax25	Ax25-Tools	< 0.0.8-13
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 15, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2011-2910?

How severe is CVE-2011-2910?

CVE-2011-2910 has a CVSS score of 6.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2910?

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Source: NVD / NIST