[Secure-testing-team] Bug#859948: libnl3: CVE-2017-0553

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Source: libnl3
Version: 3.2.24-2
Severity: important
Tags: patch upstream security fixed-upstream

Hi,

the following vulnerability was published for libnl3.

CVE-2017-0553[0]:
| 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.

This is not android specific and fixed in [1] upstream.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0553
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0553
[1] http://git.infradead.org/users/tgr/libnl.git/commit/3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb

Regards,
Salvatore