What is CVE-2017-18360?

CVE-2017-18360 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369). CVE-2017-18360 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18360?

CVE-2017-18360 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18360?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-18360 patch availability.

Is CVE-2017-18360 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18360 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Divide By Zero (CWE-369)?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/369.html

CVE-2017-18360

Medium

In change_port_settings in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.3, local users could cause a denial of service by division-by-zero in the serial device layer by trying to set very high baud rates.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-01-31

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-369

CVE-2017-18360 is a Divide By Zero vulnerability

What is Divide By Zero?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

7 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6aeb75e6adfaed16e58780309613a578fe1ee90b

Patch Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.3

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6aeb75e6adfaed16e58780309613a578fe1ee90b

Patch Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106802

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
SUSE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1123706

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-18360

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2019-01-31

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18360?

CVE-2017-18360 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369) . CVE-2017-18360 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18360?

CVE-2017-18360 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18360?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-18360 patch availability.
Is CVE-2017-18360 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2017-18360 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.