ghsa-qjrv-wmmp-jvg2
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 00:26
Modified
2025-04-20 03:37
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 ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.

Show details on source website

To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-7487"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-05-14T22:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.",
  "id": "GHSA-qjrv-wmmp-jvg2",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:37:40Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:26:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7487"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447734"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/757549"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98439"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039237"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.