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CVE-2017-14497

The tpacket_rcv function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 mishandles vnet headers, which might allow local users to cause a denial of …

Impact

The tpacket_rcv function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 mishandles vnet headers, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow, and disk and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 4.6 before 4.9.51
from 4.10 before 4.12.14
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 8.0, 9.0

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