DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5985

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CVE-2017-5985
Published: 14 Mar 2017, 17:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
13/100
CVSS Score
3.3 LOW
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Mar 2017, 17:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•LOW•Score: 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•lxc

    < 1:2.0.7-2 | < 1:2.0.7-2 | < 1:2.0.7-2 | < 1:2.0.7-2

References (1)