Description
drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is validated.
Published: 2018-01-29
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9216 drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is validated.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3655-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3655-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:47.489Z

Reserved: 2018-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-18079

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-29T05:29:00.260

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:19.023

Link: CVE-2017-18079

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-07-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18079 - Bugzilla

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