The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whether an overwrite of an skb data structure may occur, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted system calls.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-27T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:02:43.389Z

Reserved: 2017-05-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-9242

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-27T01:29:02.513

Modified: 2018-01-05T02:31:54.620

Link: CVE-2017-9242

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-05-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9242 - Bugzilla