CVE-2017-14497

The tpacket_rcv function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 mishandles vnet headers, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow, and disk and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?t=150394517700001&r=1&w=2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150394500728906&w=2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492593	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039371	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/476	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100871	VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-09-15 18:29

Updated : 2018-01-13 02:29

NVD link : CVE-2017-14497

Mitre link : CVE-2017-14497

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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