CVE-2017-9074

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-02-26

Description

The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted socket and send system calls.

See more information about CVE-2017-9074 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:	7.2	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3637	2017-11-02
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.20.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2018-4040	2018-02-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-0169	2018-01-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3637	2017-11-02
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4040	2018-02-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.20.3.el7uek)	ELSA-2018-4040	2018-02-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842	2017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842-1	2017-08-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4040	2018-02-26

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