High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6346
CVE-2017-6346
Description
Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a multithreaded application that makes PACKET_FANOUT setsockopt system calls.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13nvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/6nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164bnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96508nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01nvdThird Party Advisory
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