VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-6353

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-01
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

net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 does not properly restrict association peel-off operations during certain wait states, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid unlock and double free) via a multithreaded application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2017-5986.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-415

Primary references