High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17448
CVE-2017-17448
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
15- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10089373/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102117nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082nvd
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