#VU10715 Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-14051

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10715

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14051

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.ct due to an integer overflow. A local attacker can gain root access and cause the service to crash.

Update to version 4.13 or later.

• https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9929625/