CVE-2017-7618
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 10 Apr 2017, 14:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 16:12
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100 CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.31% LOW
0% probability -0.48%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
10 Apr 2017, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 16:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.31%• Percentile: 54%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-835•Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Systems
- linux•linux_kernel
≥ 3.15, < 3.16.44 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.50 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.40 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.63 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.24 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.10.12