CVE-2017-7979

The cookie feature in the packet action API implementation in net/sched/act_api.c in the Linux kernel 4.11.x through 4.11-rc7 mishandles the tb nlattr array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and refcount underflow, and system hang or crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via "tc filter add" commands in certain contexts. NOTE: this does not affect stable kernels, such as 4.10.x, from kernel.org.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-04-19 23:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-7979

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7979


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation