VDB
GHSA-qjrv-wmmp-jvg2
GHSA-qjrv-wmmp-jvg2
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.
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 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7487 advisory
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/757549 url
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98439 url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039237 url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447734 url
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886 advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80 fix