CVE-2017-17449 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-17449 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 07/12/2017 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: mitre | Vendor: n/a | Product: n/a
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-17449 Description

The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4, when CONFIG_NLMON is enabled, does not restrict observations of Netlink messages to a single net namespace, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to sniff an nlmon interface for all Netlink activity on the system.

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CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).