# CVE-2017-0553: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libnl could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Google Inc. Android: Android-5.0.2, Android-5.1.1, Android-6.0, Android-6.0.1, Android-7.0, Android-7.1.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Inc. Android, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://git.infradead.org/users/tgr/libnl.git/commit/3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIHASXRQO2YTQPKVP4VGIB2XHPANG6YX/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libnl/2017-May/002313.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2299
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97340
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3311-2
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VCF5KS6HOJZLFIY2ZSXSVSDQX65A2PU/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3311-1/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201

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