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CVE-2017-9242
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-27T01:29:02.513 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:27:44.070

Summary

The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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