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CVE-2017-14497
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-09-15T18:29:00.180 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:06:15.790

Summary

The tpacket_rcv function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 mishandles vnet headers, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow, and disk and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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