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Improper Access Control Affecting kernel-headers 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 IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELHEADERS-2100831
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 3 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17448  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

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

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.