CVE-2017-5985 describes a vulnerability in lxc-user-nic within Linux Containers (LXC) that allows local users with lxc-usernet allocation to create and name network interfaces on the host system due to a missing network namespace ownership check. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low severity with local access, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of low integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linuxcontainers:lxc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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