CVE-2017-1000112

An exploitable memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The append path can be erroneously switched from UFO to non-UFO in ipufoappenddata when building an UFO packet with MSGMORE option. If unprivileged user namespaces are available, this flaw can be exploited to gain root privilege...

PT-2017-10816 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to the fixed version Description: The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability due to a UFO to non-UFO path switch. This occurs when building a UFO packet with MSG MORE, and the append path can be...