CVE-2017-2618

CVE Details

Release Date:2018-07-27

Description


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.

See more information about CVE-2017-2618 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.5 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-36402017-11-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2017-09332017-04-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2017-0933-12017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-36402017-11-13
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2017-01692017-11-14



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