NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-12192
Published: February 26, 2018 / Updated: February 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10711
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12192
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Key Management sub component of the Linux kernel when trying to issue a KEYTCL_READ on a negative key due to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker can cause the kernel and service to crash.
The weakness exists in the Key Management sub component of the Linux kernel when trying to issue a KEYTCL_READ on a negative key due to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker can cause the kernel and service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12192
Update to version 4.13.5.