CVE-2017-11176
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2017-07-09 | |
| Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
Description
The mq_notify function in the Linux kernel through 4.11.9 does not setthe sock pointer to NULL upon entry into the retry logic. During a user-space close of a Netlink socket, it allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
See more information about CVE-2017-11176 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 10.0 |
| Vector String: | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Network |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3633 | 2017-10-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.10.el6uek) | ELSA-2017-3632 | 2017-10-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2018-0169 | 2018-01-25 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3632 | 2017-10-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3633 | 2017-10-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.10.el7uek) | ELSA-2017-3632 | 2017-10-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-2930 | 2017-10-19 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2017-2930-1 | 2017-10-20 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3632 | 2017-10-24 |
| Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2017-0164 | 2017-10-26 |
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