CVE-2017-5897

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 23, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-5897: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix