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CVE-2017-6074: Potential denial of service or privilege escalation. (Bug #282223)

Product

SteelHead (Appliance)

Fixed in Version:

steelhead 9.7.0, steelhead 9.6.2

Last Modified:

2018-06-25

Summary

DETAILS:

CVE-2017-6074: The dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.11 mishandles DCCP_PKT_REQUEST 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 IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call.

FIX:

Applied a patch to correct this vulnerability.

RECOMMENDATION:

Upgrade to a software version with the fix.