CVE-2026-74467 (GCVE-0-2026-74467)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-15 12:27
Modified
2026-08-19 16:37
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/qeth: Check CAP_NET_ADMIN for private ioctls Gate the SIOCDEVPRIVATE ioctl commands SIOC_QETH_ADP_SET_SNMP_CONTROL, SIOC_QETH_GET_CARD_TYPE and SIOC_QETH_QUERY_OAT with CAP_NET_ADMIN capable check to ensure unprivileged users cannot invoke them.
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Linux Linux Version: 18787eeebd7129ecf4960876d24f349682207783
Version: 18787eeebd7129ecf4960876d24f349682207783
Version: 18787eeebd7129ecf4960876d24f349682207783
Version: 18787eeebd7129ecf4960876d24f349682207783
Version: 18787eeebd7129ecf4960876d24f349682207783
Version: 18787eeebd7129ecf4960876d24f349682207783
Version: 18787eeebd7129ecf4960876d24f349682207783
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