Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2011-2910 affects ax25d in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13. The daemon may fail to drop root privileges and continue running as root. That creates a possible privilege-escalation path on systems using this niche AX.25 service.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted hygiene issue, not a broad emergency. Prioritize environments known to run AX.25 or legacy packet-radio services, especially where root-level compromise would affect operational systems.
Technical view
ax25d calls setuid to reduce privileges but does not check whether that call succeeds. If setuid fails, execution continues with root privileges. The provided sources identify ax25-tools versions before 0.0.8-13 as affected, but do not provide CVSS, CWE, detailed preconditions, or exploit evidence.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Linux or similar systems running ax25-tools with ax25d enabled. General enterprise exposure is probably narrow, but affected hosts may be sensitive if they run radio, packet networking, or legacy AX.25 services.
Exploitation context
The bundle says KEV is false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. It supports possible privilege escalation only when the vulnerable daemon is present and the privilege-drop failure condition occurs.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, exploit details, or detailed trigger conditions are provided. The core issue is a failed privilege-drop check in ax25d, with affected versions listed as before 0.0.8-13.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ax25-tools to 0.0.8-13 or a later vendor-supported package.
- Disable ax25d where AX.25 daemon functionality is not required.
- Review Debian and Red Hat guidance for distribution-specific package status.
- Limit ax25d deployment to hosts that have a documented operational need.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems for installed ax25-tools packages and their versions.
- Check whether ax25d is enabled, running, or configured to start automatically.
- Confirm affected hosts run ax25-tools 0.0.8-13 or later.
- Document any remaining ax25d use and assign an owner for remediation.
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CVSS and timeline data
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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