Description
The sctp_v6_create_accept_sk function in net/sctp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdcee2cbb8438702ea1b328fb6e0ac5e9a40c7f8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98597Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdcee2cbb8438702ea1b328fb6e0ac5e9a40c7f8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/763569/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-10-01Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdcee2cbb8438702ea1b328fb6e0ac5e9a40c7f8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98597Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdcee2cbb8438702ea1b328fb6e0ac5e9a40c7f8Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/763569/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-10-01Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 19, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified