CVE-2017-7308

high

Published 2017-03-29 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

Description

The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.6 does not properly validate certain block-size data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer signedness error and out-of-bounds write), or gain privileges (if the CAP_NET_RAW capability is held), via crafted system calls.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/local/af_packet_packet_set_ring_priv_esc rank 400

AF_PACKET packet_set_ring Privilege Escalation

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`4.9.18-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`4.9.18-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`4.9.18-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`4.9.18-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`4.9.18-1`
linux-kernel		affected	`3.2.89`

References

CWEs

CWE-681 CWE-787

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.