CVE-2017-2634

It was found that the Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) implementation used the IPv4-only inet_sk_rebuild_header() function for both IPv4 and IPv6 DCCP connections, which could result in memory corruptions. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the system.

This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel. This issue was fixed in a versions 6 and 7 prior to this issue being raised.

Future Linux kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 may address this issue.

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