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GHSA-pc39-532g-85rw
GHSA-pc39-532g-85rw
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022
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 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
- May 14, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/232cd35d0804cc241eb887bb8d4d9b3b9881c64a url
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/764880 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9242 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 url
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=232cd35d0804cc241eb887bb8d4d9b3b9881c64a url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98731 url