CVE-2017-8890

Description

The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.49%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98562 vdb entry third party advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=657831ffc38e30092a2d5f03d385d710eb88b09a issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/657831ffc38e30092a2d5f03d385d710eb88b09a issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8890?
CVE-2017-8890 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8890?
To fix CVE-2017-8890, 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-2017-8890 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-8890 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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