#VU22742 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-17053

Vulnerability identifier: #VU22742

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17053

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the ieee802154_create() function in net/ieee802154/socket.c in the AF_IEEE802154 network module for the Linux kernel does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW when creating raw sockets. A local unprivileged user can create raw sockets on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.3 - 5.3.2

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0edc3f703f7bcaf550774b5d43ab727bcd0fe06b
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e69dbd4619e7674c1679cba49afd9dd9ac347eef

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.