CVE-2017-7542

CVE Details

Release Date:	2017-07-19
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linuxkernel through 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the ability to open a raw socket.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
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-2017-3631	2017-10-24
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-2017-3631	2017-10-24
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
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0163	2017-10-26