CVE-2017-6214

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-02-07

Description

The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernelbefore 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.

See more information about CVE-2017-6214 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3567	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.18.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.34.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3539	2017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1372	2017-05-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3539	2017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3567	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.18.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.34.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3539	2017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1615	2017-06-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1615-1	2017-06-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3539	2017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3566	2017-05-16
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0106	2017-05-16
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0105	2017-05-16
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0062	2017-04-13

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