CVE-2017-1000112

Public Exploit

Description

Linux kernel: Exploitable memory corruption due to UFO to non-UFO path switch. When building a UFO packet with MSG_MORE __ip_append_data() calls ip_ufo_append_data() to append. However in between two send() calls, the append path can be switched from UFO to non-UFO one, which leads to a memory corruption. In case UFO packet lengths exceeds MTU, copy = maxfraglen - skb->len becomes negative on the non-UFO path and the branch to allocate new skb is taken. This triggers fragmentation and computation of fraggap = skb_prev->len - maxfraglen. Fraggap can exceed MTU, causing copy = datalen - transhdrlen - fraggap to become negative. Subsequently skb_copy_and_csum_bits() writes out-of-bounds. A similar issue is present in IPv6 code. The bug was introduced in e89e9cf539a2 ("[IPv4/IPv6]: UFO Scatter-gather approach") on Oct 18 2005.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 84.29% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/277 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3200 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100262 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-1000112 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039162 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45147/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1932 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1931 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000112?
CVE-2017-1000112 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000112?
To fix CVE-2017-1000112, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-1000112 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-1000112 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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