CVE-2017-7487

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    CVE-2017-7487

    Published: 14 May 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01, http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98439, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039237, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1447734, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ee0d8d8482345ff97a75a7d747efc309f13b0d80, https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/757549/

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    Network
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    Local
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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