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7.8high

CVE-2017-18218

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/103277 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4188 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2ff2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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