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CVE-2019-17052

kernel: unprivileged users able to create RAW sockets in the the AF_AX25 network protocol.

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.1

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 20, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

ax25_create in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the AF_AX25 network module in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka CID-0614e2b73768.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges