The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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 | Feb 1, 2018 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 16, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Dec 24, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Feb 8, 2018 | Dec 10, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-source-azure | Feb 9, 2018 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-36-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1087-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1014-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-116-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-36-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1085-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-116-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1011-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-116-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-116-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-116-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1021-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1052-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-116-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-116-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-36-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1019-kvm | Feb 23, 2018 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 16, 2017 |
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