CVE-2017-6074

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6074
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6074.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-6074
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Published
2017-02-18T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
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Details

The dccprcvstateprocess function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCPPKTREQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) via an application that makes an IPV6RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call.

References

Affected packages