CVE-2017-9074
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted socket and send system calls.
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affected products (18)
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references (31)
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2423496af35d94a87156b063ea5cedffc10a70a1cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0169cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2423496af35d94a87156b063ea5cedffc10a70a1Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2423496af35d94a87156b063ea5cedffc10a70a1cnnvd
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0cnnvd
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