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CVE-2017-5970
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-14T06:59:00.247 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:21:32.013

Summary

The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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