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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 3, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-18017

CVE-2017-18017

Description

The tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11, and 4.9.x before 4.9.36, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the presence of xt_TCPMSS in an iptables action.

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