PT-2017-2968 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Benjamin Poirier · CVE-2017-14497 · Published 2017-08-29 · Updated 2023-01-19

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.13

Description The issue is related to the tpacket rcv function in the Linux kernel, which mishandles vnet headers. This might allow local users to cause a denial of service, including buffer overflow, and disk and memory corruption, or possibly have other unspecified impacts via crafted system calls.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.13, update to version 4.13 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the tpacket rcv function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-2206

ALT-PU-2017-2269

BDU:2017-02293

CVE-2017-14497

DSA-3981-1

MGASA-2017-0381

MGASA-2017-0383

MGASA-2017-0384

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

References · 40

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/edbd58be15a957f6a760c4a514cd475217eb97fd · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14497 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492593 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0383 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02293 · Security Note
• https://marc.info/?t=150394517700001&r=1&w=2 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0384.html · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14497 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0381 · Vendor Advisory
• https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150394500728906&w=2 · Patch