CVE-2017-7277

kernel: Mishandling SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS feature causes out-of-bounds read

Published Mar 28, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The TCP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 mishandles the SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS feature, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel's internal socket data structures or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted system calls, related to net/core/skbuff.c and net/socket.c.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16306 The TCP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 mishandles the SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS feature, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel's internal socket data structures or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted system calls, related to net/core/skbuff.c and net/socket.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3314-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:56 PM
Reserved
Mar 27, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 28, 2017, 6:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 18, 2017, 12:00 AM