Vulnerability in Nixos
CVE-2017-7412
NixOS 17.03 before 17.03.887 has a world-writable Docker socket, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing docker commands.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nixos — versions 17.03
References
- github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/6c59d851e2967410cc8fb6ba3f374b1d3efa988e (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fa4fe7110566d8370983fa81f2b04a833339236d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7412?
- CVE-2017-7412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nixos. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7412?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.