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CVE-2017-7487
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-14T22:29:00.163 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:24:27.020

Summary

The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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