5.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-9242

Published: 27/05/2017 Updated: 05/01/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 436
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 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.

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Vendor Advisories

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Module reference leak due to improper shut down of callback channel on umount:The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel through 4111 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by leveraging improper channel callback shutdown when unmounting an NFSv4 filesystem, aka a "module reference and kernel daemon" leak (CVE-2 ...
The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_outputc in the Linux kernel through 4113 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 ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...