Linux Kernel UDP Fragmentation Offload Race Condition Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1039162 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1039162
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2017-1000112
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 15 2017
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Impact:
Root access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): commit e89e9cf539a2 (October 2005) and after
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux kernel. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can exploit a race condition in the UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) code to execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Andrey Konovalov reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=85f1bd9a7b5a79d5baa8bf44af19658f7bf77bfa
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error, State error
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