CVE-2017-18551

Description

An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa patch vendor advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15 release notes vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18551?
CVE-2017-18551 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18551?
To fix CVE-2017-18551, 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-2017-18551 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-18551 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.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.