CVE-2017-5985

Published Mar 14, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
lxc-user-nic in Linux Containers (LXC) allows local users with a lxc-usernet allocation to create network interfaces on the host and choose the name of those interfaces by leveraging lack of netns ownership check.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15054 lxc-user-nic in Linux Containers (LXC) allows local users with a lxc-usernet allocation to create network interfaces on the host and choose the name of those interfaces by leveraging lack of netns ownership check.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3224-1 LXC vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:18 PM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 14, 2017, 5:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:21 AM