The raw_sendmsg() function in net/ipv4/raw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.6 has a race condition in inet->hdrincl that leads to uninitialized stack pointer usage; this allows a local user to execute code and gain privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-16T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:59:17.421Z

Reserved: 2017-12-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-17712

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-12-16T01:29:00.190

Modified: 2023-06-21T21:01:22.247

Link: CVE-2017-17712

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-12-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17712 - Bugzilla