CVE-2018-17977

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 4.4 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2018-10-08

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105539
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/05/5