CVE-2017-17712

CVE Details

Release Date:	2017-12-10
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernelthrough 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4025	2018-02-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4025	2018-02-07
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0017	2018-02-07