CVE-2018-17977

Published: Oct 8, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

4.4

Vector

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

Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The Linux kernel 4.14.67 mishandles certain interaction among XFRM Netlink messages, IPPROTO_AH packets, and IPPROTO_IP packets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system hang) by leveraging root access to execute crafted applications, as demonstrated on CentOS 7.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 4.14.67

Related CWEs

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105539

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/05/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105539

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/05/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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