VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7487

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.38%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-05-14

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.