Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20179077000
Revision Date:2017-05-19Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-9077 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
Description:The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, a related issue to CVE-2017-8890. It was discovered that the transmission control protocol (tcp) v6 in the Linux kernel mishandled inheritance. A local attacker could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service or potentially other unspecified problems.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-9077
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux' package in artful is not affected (note: '4.10.0-26.30').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-raspi2' package in artful is not affected (note: '4.10.0-1010.13').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-snapdragon' package in artful is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1063.68').
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