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F5: CVE-2017-7542: K84024430: Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-7542

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 15, 2018
Added
Jun 17, 2026
Modified
Jun 17, 2026

Description

The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the ability to open a raw socket.

Solution

f5-bigip-upgrade-latest
Title
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