The ip_cmsg_recv_checksum function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.1 has incorrect expectations about skb data layout, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, as demonstrated by use of the MSG_MORE flag in conjunction with loopback UDP transmission.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Mar 30, 2017 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Apr 14, 2017 | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-default | Apr 5, 2017 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-75-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1054-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-75-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-75-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-75-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1012-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-75-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-75-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1057-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc | Jul 1, 2017 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 1, 2017 |
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