CVE-2017-7477
High
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in drivers/net/macsec.c in the MACsec module in the Linux kernel through 4.10.12 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the use of a MAX_SKB_FRAGS+1 size in conjunction with the NETIF_F_FRAGLIST feature, leading to an error in the skb_to_sgvec function.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedApr 25, 2017
First seenApr 25, 2017
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.9.28, 4.10.16 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 4.6 ≤ v < 4.9.28, 4.10 ≤ v < 4.10.16 | 4.9.28, 4.10.16 |
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