CVE-2017-7477

NameCVE-2017-7477
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in drivers/net/macsec.c in the MACsec module in the Linux kernel through 4.10.12 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the use of a MAX_SKB_FRAGS+1 size in conjunction with the NETIF_F_FRAGLIST feature, leading to an error in the skb_to_sgvec function.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.106-3fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.10.11-1fixed
sid6.11.2-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy(not affected)
linuxsourcejessie(not affected)
linuxsource(unstable)4.9.25-1

Notes

[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Introduced in 4.6)
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Introduced in 4.6)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/25/4
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/4d6fa57b4dab0d77f4d8e9d9c73d1e63f6fe8fee
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/5294b83086cc1c35b4efeca03644cf9d12282e5b

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