Overview
- Description
- The skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel 3.14.54 and 3.18.22 does not accept a length argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write system call followed by a recvmsg system call.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-20
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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"matchCriteriaId": "C0DACDE5-D562-4F1F-BA8B-F8444BD684C6"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "3DABD193-4997-477A-9878-FA5CD4AEEC4D"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
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