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CVE-2017-6346

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.30% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2017-6346
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.30%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a multithreaded application that makes PACKET_FANOUT setsockopt system calls.