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CVE-2017-5985

lxc-user-nic in Linux Containers (LXC) allows local users with a lxc-usernet allocation to create network interfaces on the host and choose…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
3.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 27%
Public exploits
0
none known

lxc-user-nic in Linux Containers (LXC) allows local users with a lxc-usernet allocation to create network interfaces on the host and choose the name of those interfaces by leveraging lack of netns ownership check.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.03.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.linuxcontainers.org /pipermail/lxc-devel/2017-March/015535.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • github.com /lxc/lxc/commit/16af238036a5464ae8f2420ed3af214f0de875f9 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96777 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugs.launchpad.net /ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1654676 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/USN-3224-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/03/09/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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