CVE-2017-7979

The cookie feature in the packet action API implementation in net/sched/act_api.c in the Linux kernel 4.11.x through 4.11-rc7 mishandles the tb nlattr array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and refcount underflow, and system hang or crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via "tc filter add" commands in certain contexts. NOTE: this does not affect stable kernels, such as 4.10.x, from kernel.org.
References
Link Resource
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=149200742616349 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=149200746116365 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=149200746116366 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=149251041420194 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=149251041420195 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97969
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1682368 Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351 Issue Tracking Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-04-19 23:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2017-7979

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7979


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation