ubuntu-cve-2017-0553
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-04-07 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
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.

Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
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          {
            "binary_name": "libnl-3-200",
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          },
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            "binary_version": "3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1"
          },
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          },
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          },
          {
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          },
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          }
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      },
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      },
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            "binary_name": "libnl-nf-3-200",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libnl-route-3-200",
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      ],
      "versions": []
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0553",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:07Z",
  "published": "2017-04-07T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0553"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3311-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3311-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0553"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-3311-1",
    "USN-3311-2"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2017-0553"
  ]
}



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