7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-18222

Published: 08/03/2018 Updated: 24/05/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 410
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

In the Linux kernel prior to 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.

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