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CVE-2017-2618

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of clearing SELinux attributes on /proc/pid/attr files before 4.9.10. An empty (null) write to this file can crash the system by causing the system to attempt to access unmapped kernel memory.

Published

2018-07-27T19:29:00.267

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:23:50.630

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-193
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-682
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.9.10 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.3 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.3 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 Yes
References