What is CVE-2017-18075?

CVE-2017-18075 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference flaw (CWE-763). CVE-2017-18075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18075?

CVE-2017-18075 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18075?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-18075 patch availability.

Is CVE-2017-18075 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference (CWE-763)?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/763.html

CVE-2017-18075

High

crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.13 mishandles freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AF_ALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-01-24

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-763

CVE-2017-18075 is a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference vulnerability

What is Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference?

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system but calls the wrong release function. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

7 total

Kernel.org
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.13

Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d76c68109f37cb85b243a1cf0f40313afd2bae68

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d76c68109f37cb85b243a1cf0f40313afd2bae68

Patch
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102813

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948

Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-18075

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2018-01-24

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18075?

CVE-2017-18075 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference flaw (CWE-763) . CVE-2017-18075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18075?

CVE-2017-18075 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18075?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-18075 patch availability.
Is CVE-2017-18075 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2017-18075 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.