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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | Android-5.0.2, Android-5.1.1, Android-6.0, Android-6.0.1, Android-7.0, Android-7.1.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libnl3 | 3.2.29-0ubuntu3 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libnl3 | 3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | USN-3311-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | libnl3 | 3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1 | USN-3311-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | NetworkManager +13 | 1:1.8.0-9.el7 | RHSA-2017:2299 |
| RHEL 7 | NetworkManager-libreswan +1 | 1.2.4-2.el7 | RHSA-2017:2299 |
| RHEL 7 | libnl3 +3 | 3.2.28-4.el7 | RHSA-2017:2299 |
| RHEL 7 | libnma +5 | 1.8.0-3.el7 | RHSA-2017:2299 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | NetworkManager +13 | 1:1.8.0-9.el7 | ELSA-2017-2299 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | NetworkManager-libreswan +1 | 1.2.4-2.el7 | ELSA-2017-2299 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libnl3 +3 | 3.2.28-4.el7 | ELSA-2017-2299 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | libnma +5 | 1.8.0-3.el7 | ELSA-2017-2299 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2017:2299 Red Hat Security Advisory: NetworkManager and libnl3 security, bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- USN-3311-1 libnl3 vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DLA-892-1 libnl3 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-891-1 libnl - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- ELSA-2017-2299 Moderate: NetworkManager and libnl3 security, bug fix and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 7, 2017
References
- http://git.infradead.org/users/tgr/libnl.git/commit/3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb
- FEDORA-2017-34f6e70fdd vendor-advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- [libnl] 20170503 ANN: libnl 3.3.0 released mailing-list
- RHSA-2017:2299 vendor-advisory
- 97340 vdb-entry
- USN-3311-2 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2017-7a5363b41d vendor-advisory
- USN-3311-1 vendor-advisory
- 1038201 vdb-entry