F5F5:K60104355K60104355 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-5970
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
78.7%
Security Advisory Description
The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options. (CVE-2017-5970)
Impact
This vulnerability may allow a remote user to cause a denial of service (DoS) for the BIG-IP control plane.
Note: Only the BIG-IP control plane is vulnerable; the data plane is not affected by this vulnerability.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.4.0 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.4.1 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.0 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.1 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.2 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.3 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.4 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.5 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.6 | |
| big-ip afm | eq | 11.5.7 |
Related
7.5 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
78.7%