MGASA-2017-0097

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    MGASA-2017-0097

    Published: 31 Mar 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7184

    Summary: Updated kernel packages fixes security vulnerability

    Details: This kernel update is based on upstream 4.4.59 and fixes at least the following security issue: The xfrm_replay_verify_len function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not validate certain size data after an XFRM_MSG_NEWAE update, which allows local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability (CVE-2017-7184). For other upstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0097.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20607, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.56, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.57, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.58, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.59

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.59-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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