UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0553

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0553
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0553.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0553
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2017-04-07T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:01Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libnl3

Package

Name
libnl3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libnl3@3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.16-0ubuntu1
3.2.21-1
3.2.21-1ubuntu1
3.2.21-1ubuntu1.1
3.2.21-1ubuntu3
3.2.21-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-cli-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-cli-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-genl-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-genl-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-nf-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-nf-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-route-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-route-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-utils"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libnl3

Package

Name
libnl3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libnl3@3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.26-1
3.2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-cli-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-cli-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-genl-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-genl-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-idiag-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-idiag-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-nf-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-nf-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-route-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-route-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-xfrm-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libnl-xfrm-3-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libnl3

Package

Name
libnl3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libnl3@3.2.29-0ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.29-0ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-cli-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-cli-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-genl-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-genl-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-idiag-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-idiag-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-nf-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-nf-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-route-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-route-3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-xfrm-3-200"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.29-0ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libnl-xfrm-3-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}