The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:18:48.868Z

Reserved: 2017-02-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5970

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-14T06:59:00.247

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5970

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-02-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5970 - Bugzilla

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