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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

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.0009
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Weakness Classification

CWE-862Missing Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

2
linuxcontainers lxc<= 1.0.9
linuxcontainers lxc>= 2.0.0 and <= 2.0.6
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Scoring & Timeline

3.3
LOW · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Mar 2017 · 05:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11030-1
usnUSN-3224-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/09/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96777Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3224-1Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1654676Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/16af238036a5464ae8f2420ed3af214f0de875f9Issue TrackingPatch
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