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CVE-2017-6353

net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 does not properly restrict association peel-off operations during certain wait states,…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known

net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 does not properly restrict association peel-off operations during certain wait states, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid unlock and double free) via a multithreaded application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-5986.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96473 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/27/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3804 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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