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CVE-2017-8890
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-10T16:29:00.197 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:27:09.130

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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