# CVE-2006-0096: Missing authorization in n/a

> The Linux kernel SDLA driver fails to enforce CAP_SYS_RAWIO for firmware upgrades, potentially allowing privilege escalation for local attackers with root-like capabilities.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h3q8-4j28-c8m2

## What is CVE-2006-0096?

CVE-2006-0096 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-0096?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2006-0096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0096 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-0096 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0096/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0096

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