CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2017-17449
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.44%
Linux
Original NVD Description
The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4, 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.
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