What is CVE-2017-18551?

CVE-2017-18551 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2017-18551 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18551?

CVE-2017-18551 has a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18551?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18551. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-18551 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18551 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2017-18551

Medium

An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-08-19

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2017-18551 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-18551 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-18551

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-08-19

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18551?

CVE-2017-18551 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2017-18551 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18551?

CVE-2017-18551 has a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-18551?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-18551. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-18551 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-18551 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →