Description
The Linux kernel 4.14.67 mishandles certain interaction among XFRM Netlink messages, IPPROTO_AH packets, and IPPROTO_IP packets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system hang) by leveraging root access to execute crafted applications, as demonstrated on CentOS 7.
Published: 2018-10-08
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-9717 The Linux kernel 4.14.67 mishandles certain interaction among XFRM Netlink messages, IPPROTO_AH packets, and IPPROTO_IP packets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system hang) by leveraging root access to execute crafted applications, as demonstrated on CentOS 7.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:01:14.761Z

Reserved: 2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-17977

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-08T17:29:00.653

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:55:19.193

Link: CVE-2018-17977

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-10-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-17977 - Bugzilla

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