VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14106

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-09-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The tcp_disconnect function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 allows local users to cause a denial of service (__tcp_select_window divide-by-zero error and system crash) by triggering a disconnect within a certain tcp_recvmsg code path.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-369: Divide By Zero

Primary references