CVE-2019-17052

Description

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.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0614e2b73768b502fc32a75349823356d98aae2c patch vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0edc3f703f7bcaf550774b5d43ab727bcd0fe06b patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6JNEWGIK7QA24OIUUL67QZNJN52NB7T/ vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4184-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html third party advisory mailing list
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=2c675dab816278a1724c1e93b384c2f05a11cb31 mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17052?
CVE-2019-17052 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17052?
To fix CVE-2019-17052, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17052 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-17052 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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