SB2017051202 - Denial of service in Linux kernel
Published: May 12, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051202
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7308)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS conditions.The weakness exists due to improper validation of certain block-size data by the packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c. A local attacker can provide specific parameters to the PACKET_RX_RING option on an AF_PACKET socket with a TPACKET_V3 ring buffer version enabled, trigger heap-out-of-bounds write and cause denial of service.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.