CVE-2006-0096: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

wan/sdla.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.11 and 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege for an SDLA firmware upgrade, with unknown impact and local attack vectors. NOTE: further investigation suggests that this issue requires root privileges to exploit, since it is protected by CAP_NET_ADMIN; thus it might not be a vulnerability, although capabilities provide finer distinctions between privilege levels.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.4.0 only; version 2.4.1 only; version 2.4.2 only; version 2.4.3 only; version 2.4.4 only; version 2.4.5 only; …

Published 2006-01-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.