CVE-2017-6345

high

Description

The LLC subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 does not ensure that a certain destructor exists in required circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b74d439e1697110c5e5c600643e823eb1dd0762

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/7

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96510

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b74d439e1697110c5e5c600643e823eb1dd0762

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-03-01

Updated: 2018-08-24

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH