CVE-2017-6214
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6214
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6214.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-6214
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-02-23T17:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The tcpspliceread function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1372
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1615
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ccf7abb93af09ad0868ae9033d1ca8108bdaec82
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96421
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037897
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01