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CVE-2017-5985

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 1,509 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1654676
Third Party Advisory
github.com / lxc/lxc/commit/16af238036a5464ae8f2420ed3af214f0de875f9
Issue TrackingPatch
lists.linuxcontainers.org / pipermail/lxc-devel/2017-March/015535.html
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/03/09/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96777
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3224-1
Third Party Advisory