vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-9217)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 24, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 24, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A security issue has been found in systemd-resolved, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (daemon crash via NULL-pointer dereference) via a crafted DNS response with an empty question section.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-9217
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-9217
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98677
- URL-https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/a924f43f30f9c4acaf70618dd2a055f8b0f166be
- URL-https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/5998
- URL-https://launchpad.net/bugs/1621396
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201707-5
- CWE-476
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