CVE-2017-18218

Description

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2ff2 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103277 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2ff2 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18218?
CVE-2017-18218 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18218?
To fix CVE-2017-18218, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-18218 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-18218 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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