CVE-2017-6214

Description

The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1372

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037897

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96421

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3