CVE-2017-6214
Public on 2017-02-23
Modified on 2017-06-07
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of packets with the URG flag. Applications using the splice() and tcp_splice_read() functionality could allow a remote attacker to force the kernel to enter a condition in which it could loop indefinitely.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2017-03-06 | ALAS-2017-805 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |