CVE-2017-5970
High
CVE-2017-5970
The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options.
Exploit probability
3.9%
Published
February 14, 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-2017-5970
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The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b2cef20f19c87999fff3da4071e66937db9644
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/12/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96233
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421638
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b2cef20f19c87999fff3da4071e66937db9644
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/724136/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01