Description

The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=83eaddab4378db256d00d295bda6ca997cd13a52

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98583

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83eaddab4378db256d00d295bda6ca997cd13a52

https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/760370/

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-11-01

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3