PT-2018-6749 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2017-07-12 · Updated 2018-07-09 · CVE-2017-18222

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.12

Description: The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to buffer overflow and memory corruption, due to the Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) not considering the ETH SS PRIV FLAGS case when retrieving sset count data. This incompatibility is demonstrated between hns get sset count and ethtool get strings.

Recommendations: For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.12, update to version 4.12 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1854

ALT-PU-2018-1991

CVE-2017-18222

DSA-4188-1

USN-3654-1

USN-3654-2

USN-3656-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Ubuntu

References · 33

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/412b65d15a7f8a93794653968308fc100f2aa87c · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3656-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1065 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3654-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8822 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3654-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3654-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1130 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5803 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3656-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4188-1 · Vendor Advisory