Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting NetworkManager-wwan package, versions <1:1.8.0-9.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NETWORKMANAGERWWAN-2089184
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Feb 2017

Introduced: 7 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-0553  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 NetworkManager-wwan to version 1:1.8.0-9.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libnl could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi service. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32342065. NOTE: this issue also exists in the upstream libnl before 3.3.0 library.