CVE-2017-6214

CVE Details

Release Date:	2017-02-07
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
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