The ping_unhash function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.8 is too late in obtaining a certain lock and consequently cannot ensure that disconnect function calls are safe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging access to the protocol value of IPPROTO_ICMP in a socket system call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2017-04-05T06:23:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:02:07.183Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2671

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-05T06:59:00.197

Modified: 2023-02-12T23:29:39.873

Link: CVE-2017-2671

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-2671 - Bugzilla