CVE-2017-9077 Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.0.0.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELHEADERS-2514649
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 May 2017

Introduced: 19 May 2017

CVE-2017-9077  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-headers to version 0:3.10.0-693.0.0.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1842-1.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890.

CVSS Scores

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