High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-17450
CVE-2017-17450
Description
net/netfilter/xt_osf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for add_callback and remove_callback operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions because the xt_osf_fingers data structure is shared across all net namespaces.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
13- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102110nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lkml.org/lkml/2017/12/5/982nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/nvd
- 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/3632-1/nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082nvd
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