CVE-2017-17449

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-07-30

Description

The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c inthe Linux kernel through 4.14.4, when CONFIG_NLMON is enabled, does not restrict observations of Netlink messages to a single net namespace, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to sniff an nlmon interface for all Netlink activity on the system.

See more information about CVE-2017-17449 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	1.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4108	2018-05-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-1062	2018-04-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4108	2018-05-15
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0043	2018-05-16

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