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CVE-2017-13686

kernel: NULL pointer dereference due to late check for a NULL fi field when RTM_F_FIB_MATCH is set

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 16, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

net/ipv4/route.c in the Linux kernel 4.13-rc1 through 4.13-rc6 is too late to check for a NULL fi field when RTM_F_FIB_MATCH is set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls. NOTE: this does not affect any stable release.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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