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CVE-2017-9075
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-19T07:29:00.260 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:27:26.620

Summary

The sctp_v6_create_accept_sk function in net/sctp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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