CVE-2017-1000112

kernel: Exploitable memory corruption due to UFO to non-UFO path switch

Published Oct 4, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 High EPSS 20.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Linux kernel: Exploitable memory corruption due to UFO to non-UFO path switch. When building a UFO packet with MSG_MORE __ip_append_data() calls ip_ufo_append_data() to append. However in between two send() calls, the append path can be switched from UFO to non-UFO one, which leads to a memory corruption. In case UFO packet lengths exceeds MTU, copy = maxfraglen - skb->len becomes negative on the non-UFO path and the branch to allocate new skb is taken. This triggers fragmentation and computation of fraggap = skb_prev->len - maxfraglen. Fraggap can exceed MTU, causing copy = datalen - transhdrlen - fraggap to become negative. Subsequently skb_copy_and_csum_bits() writes out-of-bounds. A similar issue is present in IPv6 code. The bug was introduced in e89e9cf539a2 ("[IPv4/IPv6]: UFO Scatter-gather approach") on Oct 18 2005.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3981-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3384-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3384-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3385-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3385-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3386-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3386-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Weaknesses
  • CWE-122

    Heap-based Buffer Overflow

  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:53 PM
Reserved
Oct 3, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 5, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:58 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 10, 2017, 12:00 AM