CVE Catalog

CVE-2018-17977

MediumCVSS 4.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

This can lead to denial of service and system hang by a local user with root privileges.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS