CVE-2026-31692 - rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns

CVE-2026-31692 - rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Thu, 04/30/2026 - 14:21
CVE ID :CVE-2026-31692
Published : April 30, 2026, 11:16 a.m. | 58 minutes ago
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.
Severity: 0.0 | NA
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