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CVE-2017-5897

critical

Description

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=7892032cfe67f4bde6fc2ee967e45a8fbaf33756

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037794

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96037

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/2

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-23

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02689