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CVE-2017-9077
high
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
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-11-01
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/760370/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842