CVE-2017-18174

Published: Feb 11, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 4.7

Related CWEs

CWE-415

Double Free

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

References (12)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eee

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eee

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eee