CVE-2017-7277

Description

The TCP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 mishandles the SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS feature, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel's internal socket data structures or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted system calls, related to net/core/skbuff.c and net/socket.c.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory kernel.org Third-Party Advisory kernel.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory lkml.org Third-Party Advisory ozlabs.org Third-Party Advisory ozlabs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/740636/ third party advisory patch
https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/3/15/485 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/740639/ third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97141 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4ef1b2869447411ad3ef91ad7d4891a83c1a509a issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ef1b2869447411ad3ef91ad7d4891a83c1a509a issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8605330aac5a5785630aec8f64378a54891937cc issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7277?
CVE-2017-7277 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7277?
To fix CVE-2017-7277, 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-2017-7277 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-7277 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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