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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 19, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9077

CVE-2017-9077

Description

The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890.

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