VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-16939
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted SO_RCVBUF setsockopt system call in conjunction with XFRM_MSG_GETPOLICY Netlink messages.
Weakness classification
- CWE-416: Use After Free
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Technical Description
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory