Description
The TCP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 mishandles the SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS feature, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel's internal socket data structures or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted system calls, related to net/core/skbuff.c and net/socket.c.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-16306 | The TCP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 mishandles the SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS feature, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel's internal socket data structures or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted system calls, related to net/core/skbuff.c and net/socket.c. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3314-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.383Z
Reserved: 2017-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-7277
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-28T06:59:00.143
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-7277
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN