CVE-2017-7618
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
crypto/ahash.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API operation calling its own callback, and infinite recursion) by triggering EBUSY on a full queue.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.16.44 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=149181655623850&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97534
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03800en_us
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7618.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7618
CWEs
CWE-835
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.