CVE-2017-5970

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CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

EPSS

4%p90

Published

Feb 14, 2017 (Feb 14, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.9%)

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