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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5897 Critical

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5897

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published March 23, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

136 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gke

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5897

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence