UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6214
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
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03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6214
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3265-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3265-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6214