CVE-2017-18218

kernel: Use-after-free vulnerability in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c allows local attacker to cause denial of service

Published Mar 5, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4188-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9350 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.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved
Mar 5, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 5, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:12 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 6, 2017, 12:00 AM