An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in the libnl library. An attacker could use this flaw to cause an application compiled with libnl to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running such an application.
Find out more about CVE-2017-0553 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (libnl3) | RHSA-2017:2299 | 2017-08-01 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libnl | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libnl3 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libnl | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libnl | Will not fix |
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