vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-17432: openafs -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 5, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 5, 2017
Added
Dec 20, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
OpenAFS 1.x before 1.6.22 does not properly validate Rx ack packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash or application crash) via crafted fields, as demonstrated by an integer underflow and assertion failure for a small MTU value.
Solution
debian-upgrade-openafs
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