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CVE-2017-17712
HIGH · CVSS 7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-12-16T01:29:00.190 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:11:31.533

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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