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CVE-2017-6353

N/A
Published: March 1, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 does not properly restrict association peel-off operations during certain wait states, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid unlock and double free) via a multithreaded application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-5986.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (5)

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/27/2
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96473
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dfcb9f4f99f1e9a49e43398a7bfbf56927544af1

CVSS

4.9MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415

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