The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-23T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:25:49.099Z

Reserved: 2017-02-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-6214

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-23T17:59:00.143

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:29:15.833

Link: CVE-2017-6214

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-6214 - Bugzilla