CVE-2017-14497
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
The tpacket_rcv function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 mishandles vnet headers, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow, and disk and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 4.9.51 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.12.13-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.12.13-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.12.13-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.12.13-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.12.13-1 |
| 9.0 | Affected | — |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 4.13.1-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/476
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100871
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039371
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492593
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150394500728906&w=2
- https://marc.info/?t=150394517700001&r=1&w=2
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14497.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14497
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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