CVE-2017-7542 (GCVE-0-2017-7542)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-21 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:04
VLAI
Summary
The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel 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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0169 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99953 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UAD… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torva… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6399f1fa… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Linux kernel versions up to and including 4.12 Affected: Linux kernel versions up to and including 4.12
Date Public
2017-07-21 00:00
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