CVE-2017-6214MEDIUM
Description
The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.
References
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96421
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037897
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1372
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-02-23
Updated: 2019-10-03
Type: CWE-835
Risk Information
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3.0
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 4.9.10 (inclusive)
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127425 | NewStart CGSL MAIN 4.05 : kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0152) | Nessus | NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks | high |
| 124825 | EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1502) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 124808 | EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1484) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | critical |
| 104109 | F5 Networks BIG-IP : Linux kernel vulnerability (K81211720) | Nessus | F5 Networks Local Security Checks | medium |
| 103354 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:2525-1) (Stack Clash) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 103326 | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3422-1) (BlueBorne) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
| 102774 | OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0145) (Stack Clash) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | critical |
| 102773 | Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3609) (Stack Clash) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 102511 | Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-1842-1) (Stack Clash) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101929 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux-hwe vulnerabilities (USN-3361-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101477 | Virtuozzo 6 : kernel / kernel-abi-whitelists / kernel-debug / etc (VZLSA-2017-1372) | Nessus | Virtuozzo Local Security Checks | medium |
| 101139 | Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-1615) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101138 | Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-1615-1) (Stack Clash) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101120 | CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2017:1615) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101105 | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20170628) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101103 | RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2017:1647) (Stack Clash) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101102 | RHEL 7 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2017:1616) (Stack Clash) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | critical |
| 101101 | RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2017:1615) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100568 | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170531) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
| 100557 | CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2017:1372) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | medium |
| 100533 | RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:1372) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | medium |
| 100527 | Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2017-1372) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | medium |
| 100320 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:1360-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100238 | OracleVM 3.2 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0106) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100237 | OracleVM 3.3 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0105) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100235 | Oracle Linux 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3567) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100234 | Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3566) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100214 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:1301-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 100150 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:1247-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100023 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:1183-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 99902 | EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2017-1057) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 99901 | EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2017-1056) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 99658 | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities (USN-3265-2) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
| 99657 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities (USN-3265-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | high |
| 99392 | OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0062) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | high |
| 99389 | Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3539) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 99157 | openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2017-419) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 99156 | openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2017-418) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 99106 | Virtuozzo 6 : parallels-server-bm-release / vzkernel / etc (VZA-2017-025) | Nessus | Virtuozzo Local Security Checks | critical |
| 97982 | Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2017-010) | Nessus | Virtuozzo Local Security Checks | medium |
| 97640 | Debian DLA-849-1 : linux security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
| 97615 | Debian DSA-3804-1 : linux - security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | high |
| 97557 | Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2017-805) | Nessus | Amazon Linux Local Security Checks | high |