CVE catalog

CVE-2017-7979

linux: CVE-2017-7979

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Apr 12, 2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026

The cookie feature in the packet action API implementation in net/sched/act_api.c in the Linux kernel 4.11.x through 4.11-rc7 mishandles the tb nlattr array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access and refcount underflow, and system hang or crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via "tc filter add" commands in certain contexts. NOTE: this does not affect stable kernels, such as 4.10.x, from kernel.org.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	linux	sid	`7.2.12-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	forky	`7.2.12-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	trixie	`6.12.107-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	trixie-security	`6.12.113-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	bookworm	`6.1.176-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	bookworm-security	`6.1.190-1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	linux	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bpftool]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[hyperv-daemons]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[intel-sdsi]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower-dev]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-bpf-dev]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-compiler-gcc-12-x86]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-config-6.1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (4)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-cpupower]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (32)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc-6.1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common-rt]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-50-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:31:21 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]