BSA-2017-265

Security Advisory ID : BSA-2017-265 Component : Linux Kernel Revision : 2.0: Interim Thedccprcvstateprocessfunction in net/dccp/input.cin the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCPPKTREQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cau...

kernel: use after free in dccp protocol

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCP implementation freed SKB socket buffer resources for a DCCPPKTREQUEST packet when the IPV6RECVPKTINFO option is set on the socket. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to alter the...