CVE-2017-18261

The arch_timer_reg_read_stable macro in arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service…

published April 19, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The arch_timer_reg_read_stable macro in arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) by writing to a file under /sys/kernel/debug in certain circumstances, as demonstrated by a scenario involving debugfs, ftrace, PREEMPT_TRACER, and FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00329 · 24.5th percentile
Published
2018-04-19T08:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 APR 08:00Z
    The arch_timer_reg_read_stable macro in arch/arm64/include/asm/arch_timer.h in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service…
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