CVE-2017-9074

CVE Details

Release Date:	2018-02-26
Impact:	None	What is this?

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.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
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-2017-3637	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