CVE-2017-18222 | BDVDB-2026-97505 Detail
Description#
In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by incompatibility between hns_get_sset_count and ethtool_get_strings.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103349
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/412b65d15a7f8a93794653968308fc100f2aa87c
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=412b65d15a7f8a93794653968308fc100f2aa87c
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3654-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3656-1/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.