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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-7542

CVE-2017-7542

Description

The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the ability to open a raw socket.

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