Improper Input Validation Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,5.3.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3004803
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed1 Oct 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-17055  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.3.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation base_sock_create in drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c in the AF_ISDN network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka CID-b91ee4aa2a21.

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CVSS Base Scores

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