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CVE-2018-17977
Published: Oct 8, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The Linux kernel 4.14.67 mishandles certain interaction among XFRM Netlink messages, IPPROTO_AH packets, and IPPROTO_IP packets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system hang) by leveraging root access to execute crafted applications, as demonstrated on CentOS 7.
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References
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[oss-security] 20181005 CVE-2018-17977: CentOS ipsec remote denial of service vulnerability
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