CVE-2017-6346

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Description

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a multithreaded application that makes PACKET_FANOUT setsockopt system calls.

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a multithreaded application that makes PACKET_FANOUT setsockopt system calls.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 1428487: kernel: net: Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c
  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2017-6346

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v3 Base Score

6.2

7

Attack Vector

Local

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

High

Privileges Required

None

Low

User Interaction

None

None

Scope

Unchanged

Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact

None

High

Integrity Impact

None

High

Availability Impact

High

High

CVSS v3 Vector

Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

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