VDB
GHSA-p32j-872q-3hg6
GHSA-p32j-872q-3hg6
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022
The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted socket and send system calls.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- May 14, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (5 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2423496af35d94a87156b063ea5cedffc10a70a1 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98577 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9074 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0169 url
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0 url
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2423496af35d94a87156b063ea5cedffc10a70a1 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 url
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/763117 url