CVE-2017-7542

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the ability to open a raw socket.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-190 CWE-835

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Linux kernel versions up to and including 4.12	Linux kernel versions up to and including 4.12

References

Timeline

Published: Jul 21, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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