CVE-2017-18017

CVE-2017-18017 affects the Linux kernel’s tcpmss_mangle_packet in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c. When xt_TCPMSS is used in an iptables action, a remote attacker can trigger a use-after-free and memory corruption, leading to a denial of service. Affected versions are Linux kernel before 4.11, and 4.9....

CVE-2018-6556

CVE-2018-6556 affects lxc-user-nic where, when asked to delete a network interface, the code unconditionally opens a user-supplied path. This can let an unprivileged user infer the existence of a path they should not reach and may trigger side effects by opening (read-only) kernel files such as /...