CVE-2017-13686

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 4.13-rc1 through 4.13-rc6

Description The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel, specifically in the net/ipv4/route.c file. This allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impacts via crafted system calls. The problem is associated with errors in pointer handling.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 4.13-rc1 through 4.13-rc6, consider applying a patch that fixes the NULL pointer dereference issue in the net/ipv4/route.c file to prevent local users from causing a denial of service or other potential impacts. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.