CVE-2017-7308

NameCVE-2017-7308
DescriptionThe packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not properly validate certain block-size data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer signedness error and out-of-bounds write), or gain privileges (if the CAP_NET_RAW capability is held), via crafted system calls.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-922-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.16.84-1fixed
stretch (security)4.9.320-2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4.9.320-3fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)4.19.316-1fixed
bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.11.7-1fixed
sid6.11.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.88-1DLA-922-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.43-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.9.18-1

Notes

Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/2b6867c2ce76c596676bec7d2d525af525fdc6e2
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/8f8d28e4d6d815a391285e121c3a53a0b6cb9e7b
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/bcc5364bdcfe131e6379363f089e7b4108d35b70
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/05/exploiting-linux-kernel-via-packet.html

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