Bug 1525762 (CVE-2017-17449) - CVE-2017-17449 kernel: Missing namespace check in net/netlink/af_netlink.c allows for network monitors to observe systemwide activity
Summary: CVE-2017-17449 kernel: Missing namespace check in net/netlink/af_netlink.c al...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2017-17449
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1525763 1538733 1538734 1538735 1538736 1538737 1538738 1538739
Blocks: 1525773
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-12-14 01:47 UTC by Sam Fowler
Modified: 2021-03-11 16:39 UTC (History)
41 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel, through 4.14.4, does not restrict observations of Netlink messages to a single net namespace, when CONFIG_NLMON is enabled. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to sniff an nlmon interface for all Netlink activity on the system.
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:34:14 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:0654 0 None None None 2018-04-10 05:10:46 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:0676 0 None None None 2018-04-10 08:15:42 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:1062 0 None None None 2018-04-10 09:39:29 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:1130 0 None None None 2018-04-17 16:22:55 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:1170 0 None None None 2018-04-17 15:32:16 UTC

Description Sam Fowler 2017-12-14 01:47:17 UTC 
The __netlink_deliver_tap_skb function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4, when CONFIG_NLMON is enabled, does not restrict observations of Netlink messages to a single net namespace, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to sniff an nlmon interface for all Netlink activity on the system.

References:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/12/5/950

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/845319/

An upstream patch:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93c647643b48f0131f02e45da3bd367d80443291
Comment 1 Sam Fowler 2017-12-14 01:48:23 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1525763]
Comment 5 Vladis Dronov 2018-01-25 17:18:35 UTC 
Statement:

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, as a code with the flaw is not present or is not built in the products listed.

This issue affects the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, its real-time kernel, Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for ARM 64 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power 9 LE. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases may address this issue.
Comment 6 Vladis Dronov 2018-01-25 17:19:11 UTC 
What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for ARM 64,
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power 9 LE

The kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for ARM 64 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power 9 LE is an updated kernel intended to support new architectures not available at the time of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 original shipping. The new kernel version is based on an upstream Linux kernel version 4.11. The offering is distributed with other updated packages, but most of the userspace is the standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server RPM files.

For more information please refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/3158541
https://access.redhat.com/articles/3158511
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 05:10:25 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2018:0654 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 08:15:24 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2018:0676 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 09:39:10 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2018:1062 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-17 15:31:57 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Via RHSA-2018:1170 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170
Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-17 16:22:38 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2018:1130 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
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