High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-2634
CVE-2017-2634
Description
It was found that the Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) implementation before 2.6.22.17 used the IPv4-only inet_sk_rebuild_header() function for both IPv4 and IPv6 DCCP connections, which could result in memory corruptions. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the system.
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References
7- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0323.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0346.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0347.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96529nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037909nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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