CVE-2017-17712
High
CVE-2017-17712
The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
December 16, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-17712
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The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0502
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f659a03a0ba9289b9aeb9b4470e6fb263d6f483
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-04-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3581-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3582-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073