vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-9242: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 26, 2017 | Aug 3, 2017 | Mar 3, 2021 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 26, 2017
Added
Aug 3, 2017
Modified
Mar 3, 2021
Description
The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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