CVE-2017-17448

net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for new, get, and del operations, which…

published December 7, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for new, get, and del operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions because the nfnl_cthelper_list data structure is shared across all net namespaces.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00372 · 29.7th percentile
Published
2017-12-07T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 DEC 00:00Z
    net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for new, get, and del operations, which…
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