CVE-2017-7487

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p31

Published

May 14, 2017 (May 14, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.

Vendors: linux debian
Products: linux kernel, debian linux
Weakness: CWE-416
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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