DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6214

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6214 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Feb 23, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6214 advisory

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