CVE-2017-18218
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CVE-2017-18218 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.5, < 4.9.92 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.10, < 4.13 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2ff2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103277Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2ff2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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