The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through...
Vulnerability Description
The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of the accept system call.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98562
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=657831ffc38e30092a2d5f03d385d710eb88b09a
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/657831ffc38e30092a2d5f03d385d710eb88b09a
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
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