Denial of service in Linux Kernel



Published: 2017-05-02 | Updated: 2018-03-12
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-18222
CWE-ID N/A
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
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This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) CVE-2017-18222

EUVDB-ID: #VU10934

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18222

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploit availability: No

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by incompatibility between hns_get_sset_count and ethtool_get_strings.

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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