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CVE-2017-9242

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CVSS 3.0
5.5 medium
EPSS
<1%p34
Published
()
Modified
Description

The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.

Vendors
linux
Products
linux kernel
Weakness
CWE-20
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.4%)

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