CVE-2017-7558

A kernel data leak due to an out-of-bound read was found in the Linux kernel in inet_diag_msg_sctp{,l}addr_fill() and sctp_get_sctp_info() functions present since version 4.7-rc1 through version 4.13. A data leak happens when these functions fill in sockaddr data structures used to export socket's diagnostic information. As a result, up to 100 bytes of the slab data could be leaked to a userspace.

This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as the code with the flaw is not present in the products listed.

This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Future updates for the respective releases may address this issue.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.