7.0
HIGH
CVE-2017-6346
"Linux AF_Packet Race Condition Use After Free Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 1, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-6346 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6346 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

[ICSE 2022] Controlled Concurrency Testing via Periodical Scheduling

concurrency-testing concurrency-control

Dockerfile C Makefile Shell Roff C++ HTML Perl M4 Ruby

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
29 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Jan. 14, 2022, 12:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-6346 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6346 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b Patch http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13 Patch, Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96508 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96508 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.9.12 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1 up to (excluding) 3.2.87 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.10.106 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.71 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.16.42 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 4.1.49 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.52 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.13
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96508 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13 Release Notes, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d199fab63c11998a602205f7ee7ff7c05c97164b Patch
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

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