CVE-2017-6074

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6074
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-18 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-10 00:53:00 UTC
DescriptionThe dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) via an application that makes an IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-415

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
dccp: fix freeing skb too early for IPV6_RECVPKTINFO · torvalds/linux@5edabca · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[R6] Tenable Appliance 4.5.0 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable® CONFIRM www.tenable.com
oss-security - Linux kernel: CVE-2017-6074: DCCP double-free vulnerability (local root) MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Linux Kernel 4.4.0 (Ubuntu) - DCCP Double-Free Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Linux Kernel DCCP Double-Free Memory Error Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CPU July 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Android Security Bulletin—July 2017  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Linux Kernel 4.4.0 (Ubuntu) - DCCP Double-Free (PoC) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
RHSA-2017:0501 REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-6074 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3791-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159425 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9486)
  • 159426 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9487)
  • 378112 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for kernel-debug (VZLSA-2017:0323)
  • 378225 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for kernel (VZLSA-2017:0293)
  • 378243 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for kernel-tools-libs (VZLSA-2017:0294)
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