CVE-2019-17053: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ieee802154_create in net/ieee802154/socket.c in the AF_IEEE802154 network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka CID-e69dbd4619e7.

Affected products

  • Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 5.3.2

Published 2019-10-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.