CVE-2019-17052 (Low) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.239

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CVE-2019-17052 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.239

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 8b7c061438f230c475fd8cd97a0917f6ebb9fbe0

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
/net/ax25/af_ax25.c

Vulnerability Details

ax25_create in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the AF_AX25 network module in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka CID-0614e2b73768.

Publish Date: 2019-10-01

URL: CVE-2019-17052

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2019-17052

Release Date: 2019-10-01

Fix Resolution: v5.4-rc1,v3.16.77,v4.14.147,v4.19.77,v4.4.195,v4.9.195,v5.2.19,v5.3.4

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