Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2017-07507)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the 'sctpv6createacceptsk' function in the net/sctp/ipv6.c file in Linux kernel versions 4.11.1 and earlier, which stems from the...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9075

The sctpv6createacceptsk function in net/sctp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890...

PT-2017-2224 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.11.1 Description: The issue is related to the implementation of IPv6 packet fragmentation in the Linux kernel, which does not properly handle an invalid option associated with the nexthdr field. This can be...