CVE-2017-5897

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CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

EPSS

5%p92

Published

Mar 23, 2017 (Mar 23, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: linux canonical debian
Products: linux kernel, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Weakness: CWE-125
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (5.0%)

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