vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2017-17449)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 7, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 7, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11, 4.9.74, 4.4.109, 3.18.91 and 3.16.52 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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
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