CVE-2017-7487 (GCVE-0-2017-7487)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-14 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:04
VLAI?
Summary
The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a failed SIOCGIFADDR ioctl call for an IPX interface.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • mishandles reference counts
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Linux kernel through 4.11.1 Affected: Linux kernel through 4.11.1
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