CVE-2017-9074

The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option…

published May 19, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted socket and send system calls.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00419 · 34.9th percentile
Published
2017-05-19T06:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 MAY 06:25Z
    The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option…
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