vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-14497): linux-hwe vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 15, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 15, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Sep 1, 2025
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-edge
References
- CVE-2017-14497
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-14497
- CWE-119
- DEBIAN-DSA-3981
- URL-http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd
- URL-https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd
- URL-https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150394500728906&w=2
- URL-https://marc.info/?t=150394517700001&r=1&w=2
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14497
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