CVE-2026-31692

rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns

published April 30, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns

rtnl_newlink() lacks a CAP_NET_ADMIN capability check on the peer

network namespace when creating paired devices (veth, vxcan,

netkit). This allows an unprivileged user with a user namespace

to create interfaces in arbitrary network namespaces, including

init_net.

Add a netlink_ns_capable() check for CAP_NET_ADMIN in the peer

namespace before allowing device creation to proceed.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00119 · 1.7th percentile
Published
2026-04-30T10:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 APR 10:34Z
    rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns
    cvelistv5