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CVE-2017-9242

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.046

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.4.el6uek update (ELSA-2017-3606) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.4.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.4.el7uek update (ELSA-2017-3606) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.4.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpmLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.20.1.el6uek update (ELSA-2017-3657) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.20.1.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.20.1.el7uek update (ELSA-2017-3657) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.20.1.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpmLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234