CVE-2017-16939

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 24, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-16939: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix