CVE-2017-12153

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel <4.13.3 - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3. This function does not check whether the required attributes are present in a Netlink request. This request can be issued by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and may result in a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058410
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100855
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/437
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1491046
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://marc.info/?t=150525503100001&r=1&w=2

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 37.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
linux/linux_kernel < 4.13.3
n/a/kernel since v3.1-rc1 through v4.13 kernel since v3.1-rc1 through v4.13
Published Sep 21, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026