CVE-2017-18075

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 4.14.13 - Use-After-Free in crypto/pcrypt.c

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.13 mishandles freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AF_ALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102813
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.13
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 32.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-763
Status published
Products (3)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
linux/linux_kernel 4.2 - 4.4.111
Published Jan 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026