#VU22742 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-17053

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#VU22742 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-17053

Published: November 13, 2019 / Updated: December 23, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22742
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17053
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the ieee802154_create() function in net/ieee802154/socket.c in the AF_IEEE802154 network module for the Linux kernel does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW when creating raw sockets. A local unprivileged user can create raw sockets on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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