Auth bypass in Linuxcontainers Lxc
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 the name of those interfaces by leveraging lack of netns ownership check.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.001 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Linuxcontainers Lxc
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5985?
- CVE-2017-5985 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linuxcontainers Lxc, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-03-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5985?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.