CVE-2017-17712 in Kernel

Summary

The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.

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• Reservation: 12/15/2017
• Disclosure: 12/15/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-110732 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-362 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.1
• EPSS: 0.00076
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17712
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17712
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-17712/