Vulnerability in Linux Containers (CVE-2017-5985)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux Containers (CVE-2017-5985). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-5985 has been found in Linux Containers.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux Containers CVE-2017-5985" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-5985 (Linux Containers) — CWE-862 / CVSS v3 3.3
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in Linux Containers.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux Containers.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux Containers を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5985 lxc Fixed in: 1:2.0.7-2
References
- advisory openwall.com
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory ubuntu.com
- advisory bugs.launchpad.net
- advisory lists.linuxcontainers.org
- patch github.com
- web lists.opensuse.org