CVE-2017-7979

The cookie feature in the packet action API implementation in net/sched/actapi.c in the Linux kernel 4.11.x through 4.11-rc7 mishandles the tb nlattr array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service uninitialized memory access and refcount underflow, and system hang or crash or possib...

CVE-2017-7979

CVE-2017-7979 affects the Linux kernel 4.11.x via the packet action API (net/sched/act_api.c). The vulnerability arises from mishandling the tb nlattr array in the cookie feature, enabling a local attacker to trigger denial of service through uninitialized memory access and a refcount underflow, ...

CVE-2017-7979

The cookie feature in the packet action API implementation in net/sched/actapi.c in the Linux kernel 4.11.x through 4.11-rc7 mishandles the tb nlattr array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service uninitialized memory access and refcount underflow, and system hang or crash or possib...