kernel: privilege escalation
| Package(s): | kernel | CVE #(s): | CVE-2017-6074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created: | February 22, 2017 | Updated: | February 22, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | From the CVE entry:
The dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) via an application that makes an IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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