CVE-2017-13715 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2017-13715?

CVE-2017-13715 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The __skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not ensure that n_proto, ip_proto, and thoff are initialized, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a single crafted MPLS packet.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13715?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-13715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13715, GHSA-x582-23f7-w3cc.