Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns
rtnl_newlink() lacks a CAP_NET_ADMIN capability check on the peer network namespace when creating paired devices (veth, vxcan, netkit). This allows an unprivileged user with a user namespace to create interfaces in arbitrary network namespaces, including init_net.
Add a netlink_ns_capable() check for CAP_NET_ADMIN in the peer namespace before allowing device creation to proceed.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 81adee47dfb608df3ad0b91d230fb3cef75f0060, < 0975b64ffb34560042090a5986c3a02e6c80f36f; >= 81adee47dfb608df3ad0b91d230fb3cef75f0060, < d04cc16d3624218a5458b2b664ae431f1b3b334d; >= 81adee47dfb608df3ad0b91d230fb3cef75f0060, < 7b735ef81286007794a227ce2539419479c02a5f |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.33 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 30, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 11, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed