crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.13 mishandles freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AF_ALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls.
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9214 crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.13 mishandles freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access the AF_ALG-based AEAD interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD) and pcrypt (CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCRYPT) to cause a denial of service (kfree of an incorrect pointer) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3619-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3619-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:48.207Z

Reserved: 2018-01-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-18075

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-24T10:29:00.223

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:18.370

Link: CVE-2017-18075

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-12-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18075 - Bugzilla

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