VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-5897

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability5.58%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-03-23

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.