The ping_unhash function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.8 is too late in obtaining a certain lock and consequently cannot ensure that disconnect function calls are safe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging access to the protocol value of IPPROTO_ICMP in a socket system call.
CVE-2017-2671
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 70.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 5, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/04/8
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97407
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- secalert@redhathttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/net/ipv4/ping.c?id=43a6684519ab0a6c52024b5e25322476cabad893
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/danieljiang0415/android_kernel_crash_poc
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43a6684519ab0a6c52024b5e25322476cabad893
- secalert@redhathttps://twitter.com/danieljiang0415/status/845116665184497664
- secalert@redhathttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- secalert@redhathttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42135/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/04/8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97407
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-2671(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2018:1854Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2017:2669Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2017:1842Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2017:2077Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic (4.4.0-79.100) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic (3.13.0-157.207) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.10.0-27-generic (4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic (4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-raspi2 (4.10.0.1006.8) @ zesty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-754.el6 | 2018-06-19 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt | 2017-09-06 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 | 2017-08-01 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.el7 | 2017-08-01 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-42135✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 7, 2017
Linux Kernel - 'ping' Local Denial of Service
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