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.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-15054 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3224-1 | LXC vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:18:49.414Z
Reserved: 2017-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5985
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-14T17:59:00.183
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-5985
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN