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Improper Access Control Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDOC-2102883
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 5 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17449 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-862.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.