PT-2017-2266 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Andrey Konovalov · Published 2017-02-05 · Updated 2022-11-03 · CVE-2017-5897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the ip6gre err function in the Linux kernel, which is vulnerable to a buffer overflow due to an out-of-bounds access. This can be triggered by remote attackers using vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, potentially allowing them to have an unspecified impact.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1192

ALT-PU-2017-1193

BDU:2017-01463

CVE-2017-5897

DSA-3791-1

MGASA-2017-0063

MGASA-2017-0064

MGASA-2017-0065

OPENSUSE-SU-2017_0541-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017_0547-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0575-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1247-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1360-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1990-1

USN-3265-1

USN-3265-2

USN-3361-1

USN-3754-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 613

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-13406 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5970 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7518 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3265-2 · Vendor Advisory
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