5.5

CVE-2017-14106: linux linux_kernel Divide By Zero

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14106USN-3443-3DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14106
Published 01-09-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14106 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Divide By Zero vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 25 · Related 12
DLA-1099-1DSA-3981-1MGASA-2017-0381MGASA-2017-0383MGASA-2017-0384MGASA-2017-0386

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The tcp_disconnect function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (__tcp_select_window divide-by-zero error and system crash) by triggering a disconnect within a certain tcp_recvmsg code path.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu20 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-133.182 | < 4.4.0-97.120
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1038.47
  • linux-azure< 4.13.0-1005.7
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.12.6-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 22 products

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