CVE-2017-17712

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 31
Modified
Published: 16 Dec 2017, 01:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 20:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Dec 2017, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 20:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 23%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.52 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.109 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.74 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.11

References (10)