CVE-2017-18174

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 11 Feb 2018, 18:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 21:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.42% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Feb 2018, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 21:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.42%• Percentile: 62%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-415•Double Free

    The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 4.7

References (6)