CVE-2017-9075 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel (through version 4.11.1), specifically within the sctp_v6_create_accept_sk function, affecting Debian and other Linux distributions. It allows local users to trigger a denial of service or potentially other impacts through crafted system calls due to mishandled inheritance. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable locally with low privileges, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in the KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.89CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.3, < 3.16.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.17, < 3.18.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.19, < 4.1.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2, < 4.4.71CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.