CVE-2017-17712

HIGH

7.0

Description

The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.0

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published12/16/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0502(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483(cve@mitre.org)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-1/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-2/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-3/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-1/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-2/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073(cve@mitre.org)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0502(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-1/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-3/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-1/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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