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HistoryJul 17, 2017 - 12:00 a.m.

K54170502 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-8890

2017-07-1700:00:00
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50

8.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

32.1%

Security Advisory Description

The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call. (CVE-2017-8890)
Impact
An unprivileged local user can use this flaw to induce kernel memory corruption on the system, causing processes to stop responding, use unexpected values, or execute arbitrary code.