CVE-2017-2618 MEDIUM

CVE-2017-2618

Vendor Linux
Product kernel
Weakness CWE-193
Published July 27, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 27, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated