High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14497

Description

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.

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Affected products

Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.6,<4.9.51
- (no CPE)range: <4.13

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fdnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.infonvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.infonvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/476nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100871nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039371nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040106nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-01-01nvdThird Party Advisory

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