CVE-2018-17977

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…

published October 8, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00395 · 32.5th percentile
Published
2018-10-08T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 OCT 17:00Z
    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…
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