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high 7.5

CVE-2017-5970 json

The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service…

published 2017-02-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15039

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that makes crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.9.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5970

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-132.181
  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-75.96
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1016.25
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1012.12
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.10.0-32.36~16.04.1
  • linux-raspi2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1054.61
  • linux-lts-xenial Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1
  • linux-snapdragon Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1057.61

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5970

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-firmware enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
  • kernel-rt RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7
  • kernel-rt-kvm RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7
  • kernel-rt-trace RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:2669RHSA-2017:2077RHSA-2017:1842

  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.5.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.5.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.5.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.5.1
  • kernel-trace SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.5.1
  • kernel-source SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.5.1
  • kernel-default SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.106.5.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-69.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:2525-1SUSE-SU-2017:2342-1SUSE-SU-2017:1990-1SUSE-SU-2017:1281-1SUSE-SU-2017:1301-1SUSE-SU-2017:1247-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-5970 updated cvss 7.5

kernel: ipv4: Invalid IP options could cause skb->dst drop

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-693.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-693.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2077
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-693.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1842
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2669
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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