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CVE-2017-9077
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-19T14:29:00.217 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:27:26.910

Summary

The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_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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