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CVE-2017-2636 Detail

Description

Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline.


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/07/6 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96732 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037963 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://a13xp0p0v.github.io/2017/03/24/CVE-2017-2636.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0986 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1125 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1126 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1232 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1233 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1488 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1428319 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Mitigation  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  
CWE-415 Double Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-2636
NVD Published Date:
03/07/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/19/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.