VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-14106
The tcp_disconnect function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (__tcp_select_window divide-by-zero error and system crash) by triggering a disconnect within a certain tcp_recvmsg code path.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The tcp_disconnect function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (__tcp_select_window divide-by-zero error and system crash) by triggering a disconnect within a certain tcp_recvmsg code path.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-369
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=499350a5a6e7512d9ed369ed63a4244b6536f4f8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100878
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039549
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3200
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2172
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/499350a5a6e7512d9ed369ed63a4244b6536f4f8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg186255.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=499350a5a6e7512d9ed369ed63a4244b6536f4f8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100878
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039549
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3200
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2172
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/499350a5a6e7512d9ed369ed63a4244b6536f4f8Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg186255.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.