PT-2017-13254
CVE-2017-14106
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Published
2017-07-12
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Updated
2018-07-13
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.12
Description
The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash due to a divide-by-zero error in the
tcp select window function. This occurs when a disconnect is triggered within a certain tcp recvmsg code path.Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.12, update to version 4.12 or later to resolve the issue.
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