Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's ip6_find_1stfragopt Function

CVE-2017-7542 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

The ip6_find_1stfragopt function in net/ipv6/output_core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) by leveraging the ability to open a raw socket.

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