PoC Index

CVE-2017-11176

HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.6%

The mq_notify function in the Linux kernel through 4.11.9 does not set the sock pointer to NULL upon entry into the retry logic. During a user-space close of a Netlink socket, it allows attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
3.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 89th percentile
Published
2017-07-11
Updated
2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (11)

ExploitDB entries (1)

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