ghsa-h5wm-hc9w-hp9m
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:49
Modified
2025-04-20 03:40
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

The mq_notify function in the Linux kernel through 4.11.9 does not set the sock pointer to NULL upon entry into the retry logic. During a user-space close of a Netlink socket, it allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-11176"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-07-11T23:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The mq_notify function in the Linux kernel through 4.11.9 does not set the sock pointer to NULL upon entry into the retry logic. During a user-space close of a Netlink socket, it allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.",
  "id": "GHSA-h5wm-hc9w-hp9m",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:40:37Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:49:45Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f991af3daabaecff34684fd51fac80319d1baad1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2918"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0169"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3822"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45553"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f991af3daabaecff34684fd51fac80319d1baad1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99919"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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