CVE-2017-18218
HIGHLinux Kernel 4.5-4.9.91 - Use-After-Free in hns_nic_net_xmit
Title source: llmDescription
In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2ff2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103277
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/27463ad99f738ed93c7c8b3e2e5bc8c4853a2ff2
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
31.3%
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-416
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
4.5 - 4.9.92
Published
Mar 05, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026