CVE-2017-1000111

Linux kernel: heap out-of-bounds in AF_PACKET sockets

published October 4, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Linux kernel: heap out-of-bounds in AF_PACKET sockets. This new issue is analogous to previously disclosed CVE-2016-8655. In both cases, a socket option that changes socket state may race with safety checks in packet_set_ring. Previously with PACKET_VERSION. This time with PACKET_RESERVE. The solution is similar: lock the socket for the update. This issue may be exploitable, we did not investigate further. As this issue affects PF_PACKET sockets, it requires CAP_NET_RAW in the process namespace. But note that with user namespaces enabled, any process can create a namespace in which it has CAP_NET_RAW.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00374 · 30.1th percentile
Published
2017-10-04T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 OCT 01:00Z
    Linux kernel: heap out-of-bounds in AF_PACKET sockets
    cvelistv5