high7.8
CVE-2017-7487
The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of ser…
Impact
The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 3.2.89 from 3.3 before 3.16.44 from 3.17 before 3.18.55 from 3.19 before 4.1.41 from 4.2 before 4.4.70 from 4.5 before 4.9.30 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98439
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039237
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447734
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/757549/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98439
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039237
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447734
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/757549/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01