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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18075. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-18075 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

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
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/

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

Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d76c68109f37cb85b243a1cf0f40313afd2bae68
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d76c68109f37cb85b243a1cf0f40313afd2bae68
Patch

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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18075. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
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. View CWE-763 on MITRE CWE →