lxc-user-nic in Linux Containers (LXC) allows local users with a lxc-usernet allocation to create network interfaces on the host and choose the name of those interfaces by leveraging lack of netns ownership check
Published Mar 14, 2017
3.3
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
lxc-user-nic in Linux Containers (LXC) allows local users with a lxc-usernet allocation to create network interfaces on the host and choose the name of those interfaces by leveraging lack of netns ownership check.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.9
- ≥ 2.0.0 · ≤ 2.0.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 24.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 27.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 25.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/09/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96777 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3224-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1654676 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/16af238036a5464ae8f2420ed3af214f0de875f9 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.linuxcontainers.org/pipermail/lxc-devel/2017-March/015535.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00073.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/09/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96777 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3224-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxc/+bug/1654676 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/lxc/lxc/commit/16af238036a5464ae8f2420ed3af214f0de875f9 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://lists.linuxcontainers.org/pipermail/lxc-devel/2017-March/015535.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory |
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