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CVE-2017-17712 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0502 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01 Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-3/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17712
NVD Published Date:
12/15/2017
NVD Last Modified:
06/21/2023
Source:
MITRE