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CVE-2017-9074

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.42% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2017-9074
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.42%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may be associated with an invalid option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted socket and send system calls.

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