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CVE-2017-5970

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5970 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function, affecting versions through 4.9.9. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) can be triggered remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to a system crash. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its potential for remote denial of service warrants attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.9.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0391 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-693.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-5970Moderate

kernel: ipv4: Invalid IP options could cause skb->dst drop

Feb 4, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatch
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1842
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2077
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2669
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/34b2cef20f19c87999fff3da4071e66937db9644
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
patchwork.ozlabs.org / patch/724136
PatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-07-01
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3791
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/12/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96233