CVE-2017-9242

La función __ip6_append_data en el archivo net/ipv6/ip6_output.c en el kernel de Linux hasta versión 4.11.3, es demasiado tardía para comprobar si se puede sobrescribir una estructura de datos skb, lo que permite a los usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (bloqueo del sistema) por medio de unas llamadas de sistema diseñadas.

USN 3326-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. However, that fix introduced regressions for some Java applications. This update addresses the issue. It was discovered that a use-after-free flaw existed in the filesystem encryption subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Roee Hay discovered that the parallel port printer driver in the Linux kernel did not properly bounds check passed arguments. A local attacker with write access to the kernel command line arguments could use this to execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.