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SUSE: CVE-2017-7542: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-7542: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
07/21/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/10/2017
Modified
02/04/2022

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(s)

  • suse-upgrade-kernel-azure-base
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default-extra
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default-man
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-devel-azure
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-docs
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-obs-build
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-source-azure

References

  • SUSE-SU-2017:2286-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2342-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2389-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2525-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2869-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2908-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2920-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2956-1
  • DSA-3927
  • DSA-3945
  • USN-3583-1
  • USN-3583-2
  • CVE-2017-7542
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