CVE-2017-9242
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 27, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- May 26, 2017
Description
The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 98731vdb-entry
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/764880/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/232cd35d0804cc241eb887bb8d4d9b3b9881c64a
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=232cd35d0804cc241eb887bb8d4d9b3b9881c64a
- RHSA-2017:2077vendor-advisory
- DSA-3886vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:1842vendor-advisory
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