Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17449
CVE-2017-17449
Description
The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4, when CONFIG_NLMON is enabled, does not restrict observations of Netlink messages to a single net namespace, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to sniff an nlmon interface for all Netlink activity on the system.
Affected products
1Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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References
17- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102122nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lkml.org/lkml/2017/12/5/950nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170nvd
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3653-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3653-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3657-1/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082nvd
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