CVE-2017-14106
Moderate
CVE-2017-14106
The tcp_disconnect function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (__tcp_select_window divide-by-zero error and system crash) by triggering a disconnect within a certain tcp_recvmsg code path.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
September 1, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-14106
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The tcp_disconnect function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (__tcp_select_window divide-by-zero error and system crash) by triggering a disconnect within a certain tcp_recvmsg code path.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=499350a5a6e7512d9ed369ed63a4244b6536f4f8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100878
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039549
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3200
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2172
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/499350a5a6e7512d9ed369ed63a4244b6536f4f8
- https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg186255.html