vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-5897: ELSA-2017-3533: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 5, 2017
Added
Apr 4, 2017
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.
An issue was found in the Linux kernel ipv6 implementation of GRE tunnels which allows a remote attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds access. At this time we understand no trust barrier has been crossed and there is no security implications in this flaw.

Solution

oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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