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VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-6074

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Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 18, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 2, 2025

Description

The dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) via an application that makes an IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call.

Solution

vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf

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