vulnerability
Arch Linux: Privilege escalation (CVE-2017-0553)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 7, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 7, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability has been found in the nlmsg_reserve() function of libnl < 3.3.0, allowing local privilege escalation.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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