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CVE-2017-2636

Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by s…

Impact

Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 2.6.31 before 3.2.87
from 3.3 before 3.10.106
from 3.11 before 3.12.72
from 3.13 before 3.16.42
from 3.17 before 3.18.49
from 3.19 before 4.1.49
DebianDebian Linux
Version 8.0

Weakness classification

References