libnl: Integer overflow in nlmsg_reserve()
Published Apr 7, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.96%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libnl could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi service. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32342065. NOTE: this issue also exists in the upstream libnl before 3.3.0 library.
Affected products
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- Version Android-5.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-5.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-6.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-6.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-7.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Android-7.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Inc. | Android | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
NetworkManager-1:1.8.0-9.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2299
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
NetworkManager-libreswan-0:1.2.4-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2299
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libnl3-0:3.2.28-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2299
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
network-manager-applet-0:1.8.0-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2299
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libnl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libnl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libnl3
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libnl
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | NetworkManager-1:1.8.0-9.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2299 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | NetworkManager-libreswan-0:1.2.4-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2299 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libnl3-0:3.2.28-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2299 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | network-manager-applet-0:1.8.0-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2299 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libnl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libnl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libnl3 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libnl | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01964) | 79.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01964) | 79.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04101) | 90.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01964) | 79.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04101) | 90.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01964) | 78.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04101) | 90.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01964) | 78.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04101) | 90.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.96% (0.01959) | 77.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 40.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 61.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 58.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 56.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 81.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 58.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01657) | 33.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01657) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (14)
- http://git.infradead.org/users/tgr/libnl.git/commit/3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libnl/2017-May/002313.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97340 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3311-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2299 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0553 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440788 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VCF5KS6HOJZLFIY2ZSXSVSDQX65A2PU/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIHASXRQO2YTQPKVP4VGIB2XHPANG6YX/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0553
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3311-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0553
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