#VU30815 Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-18552

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#VU30815 Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-18552

Published: August 19, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30815
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18552
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in net/rds/af_rds.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. There is an out of bounds write and read in the function rds_recv_track_latency.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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