Description
The xfrm_replay_verify_len function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not validate certain size data after an XFRM_MSG_NEWAE update, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 for the Ubuntu 16.10 linux-image-* package 4.8.0.41.52.
Published: 2017-03-19
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 2.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-922-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16222 The xfrm_replay_verify_len function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not validate certain size data after an XFRM_MSG_NEWAE update, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, as demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 for the Ubuntu 16.10 linux-image-* package 4.8.0.41.52.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3248-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3249-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3249-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3250-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3250-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3251-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3251-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:35.949Z

Reserved: 2017-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7184

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-19T18:59:00.193

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-7184

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-03-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7184 - Bugzilla

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