DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9242

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9242 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.5

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

Affected Products

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

Timeline

May 27, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9242 advisory

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