CVE-2017-18174

CRITICAL

Linux Kernel < 4.7 - Double Free

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free.

References (6)

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-1/

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-2/

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eee

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eee

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0042

EPSS Percentile 61.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-415

Status published

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.7

Timeline

Published Feb 11, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026