cve-2017-6214
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-02-23 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:25
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
6.41% (0.9049)
Summary
The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96421
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037897
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1372
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96421
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037897
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1372
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
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