Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-9242
CVE-2017-9242
Description
The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
7- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/232cd35d0804cc241eb887bb8d4d9b3b9881c64anvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98731nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/764880/nvdBroken Link
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077nvd
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