CVE•Published 2017-03-23•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-5897Linux · Linux_kernel
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The ip6gre_err function in net/ipv6/ip6_gre.c in the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving GRE flags in an IPv6 packet, which trigger an out-of-bounds access.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-23
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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