CVE-2017-5985

Published: Mar 14, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

3.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Linuxcontainers: Lxc

Linuxcontainers

1 product

Lxc

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linuxcontainers Lxc	Up to 1.0.9
Linuxcontainers Lxc	From 2.0.0 to 2.0.6

Related CWEs

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References (14)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/09/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96777

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3224-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1654676

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/16af238036a5464ae8f2420ed3af214f0de875f9

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://lists.linuxcontainers.org/pipermail/lxc-devel/2017-March/015535.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html