Published: 29/01/2018 Updated: 07/02/2023

CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8

VMScore: 641

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel prior to 4.12.4 allows malicious users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is validated.

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Several security issues were addressed in the Linux kernel ...

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of i8042 serial ports An attacker could cause a kernel panic if they are able to add and remove devices as the module is loaded ...

CWE-476 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226 http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102895 https://nvd.nist.gov https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/

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