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CVE-2017-5985
lxc-user-nic in Linux Containers (LXC) allows local users with a...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.linuxcontainers.org/pipermail/lxc-devel/2017-March/015535.html
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/16af238036a5464ae8f2420ed3af214f0de875f9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96777
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1654676
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3224-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/09/4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 14th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.