Denial of service in Linux Kernel

1) CVE-2017-18222

EUVDB-ID: #VU10934

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: N/A

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.

Vulnerable software versions CPE2.3

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.