The dccp_v6_request_recv_sock function in net/dccp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jun 23, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Aug 28, 2019 | May 19, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 20, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jun 26, 2018 | May 10, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelNo solution existsUpgrade kernel-rt | Aug 3, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default | Jun 8, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1022-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1042-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1061-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-26-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-58-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1018-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-83-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-1010-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1063-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-26-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-smp | Jun 20, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 19, 2017 |
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