High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 29, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7308
CVE-2017-7308
Description
The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not properly validate certain block-size data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer signedness error and out-of-bounds write), or gain privileges (if the CAP_NET_RAW capability is held), via crafted system calls.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97234nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854nvdThird Party Advisory
- googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/05/exploiting-linux-kernel-via-packet.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/744811/nvdThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/744812/nvdThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/744813/nvdThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41994/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44654/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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