CVE-2017-17450
net/netfilter/xt_osf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for add_callback and remove_callback operations, which allows local users to bypass intended
02 Description
net/netfilter/xt_osf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for add_callback and remove_callback operations, which allows local users to bypass intended
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-12-07 00:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 20:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 509c8d729e2710eebaba1ac7a6b0adde53df0540b224e22d31b235ebe9a23209
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com102110http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102110
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3617-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3619-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4082https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3617-3https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- lkml.orghttps://lkml.org/lkml/2017/12/5/982
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3583-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2018:0011http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3632-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3583-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4073https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3617-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3619-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- linux Fixed in 4.16-1
- linux-hardened Fixed in 4.14.11.a-1
- linux-lts Fixed in 4.9.79-1
- linux-zen Fixed in 4.16.1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.14.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.14.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.14.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-142.191
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1016.16
- linux-lts-xenial Fixed in 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.4.0-119.143
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1054.63
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.13.0-1014.17
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.13.0-1012.16
- linux-hwe Fixed in 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.4.0-1020.25
- linux-oem Fixed in 4.13.0-1022.24
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.4.0-1086.94
- linux-snapdragon Fixed in 4.4.0-1088.93
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux-azure-fde No fix yet
- linux-gke No fix yet
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- linux-intel-iot-realtime No fix yet
- linux-realtime No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS
- linux-fips Fixed in 4.4.0-1008.10Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.