CVE-2019-17054 Privilege escalation in n/a
Unprivileged users can create raw sockets in the Linux kernel Appletalk module due to missing capability checks, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-17054?
CVE-2019-17054 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
atalk_create in net/appletalk/ddp.c in the AF_APPLETALK network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka CID-6cc03e8aa36c.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17054?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17054?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-17054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17054, GHSA-4m65-jvh6-7fh3, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17054.