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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function ip6gre_err
of the file net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.
The bug was discovered 02/08/2017. The weakness was published 02/08/2017 by Andrey Konovalov as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-5897 since 02/07/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97557 (Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2017-805)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 351446 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAC2012-2018-012).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (97557). Similar entries are available at 96555, 96560, 96561 and 96562.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0
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Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 97557
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2017-805)
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OpenVAS ID: 900211
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Linux Kernel openSUSE-SU-2017:0547-1 (Linux Kernel)
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Countermeasures
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Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
02/06/2017 🔍02/07/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Researcher: Andrey Konovalov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5897 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037794
SecurityFocus: 96037 - Linux kernel 'ip6_gre.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5897 - Linux - Out-of-Bounds Access Issue
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Entry
Created: 02/15/2017 16:49Updated: 09/02/2020 10:49
Changes: 02/15/2017 16:49 (85), 09/02/2020 10:49 (7)
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