CVE-2017-6214
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-6214 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2017-02-23 17:59:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
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| Description | The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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| Operating System |
Linux |
Linux Kernel |
All |
All |
All |
All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| Android Security Bulletin—September 2017 | Android Open Source Project |
CONFIRM |
source.android.com |
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| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3804-1 linux |
DEBIAN |
www.debian.org |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| tcp: avoid infinite loop in tcp_splice_read() · torvalds/linux@ccf7abb · GitHub |
CONFIRM |
github.com |
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree |
CONFIRM |
git.kernel.org |
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11 |
CONFIRM |
www.kernel.org |
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| Linux Kernel tcp_splice_read() Infinite Loop Lets Remote Consume Excessive CPU Resources on the Target System - SecurityTracker |
SECTRACK |
www.securitytracker.com |
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| Linux Kernel CVE-2017-6214 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 378264 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for kernel-headers (VZLSA-2017:1372)
