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CVE-2017-7979

CVE-2017-7979 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 0.04% · 14.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.04%
14.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0, 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1, 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-azure0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gcp0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-azure0

Timeline

  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
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