In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by incompatibility between hns_get_sset_count and ethtool_get_strings.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4188-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9354 In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by incompatibility between hns_get_sset_count and ethtool_get_strings.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3654-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3654-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3656-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:49.032Z

Reserved: 2018-03-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-18222

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-08T14:29:00.223

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:36.477

Link: CVE-2017-18222

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-03-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18222 - Bugzilla

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