DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12153

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CVE-2017-12153
Published: 21 Sept 2017, 15:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:16

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.4 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Sept 2017, 15:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3. This function does not check whether the required attributes are present in a Netlink request. This request can be issued by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and may result in a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.12.13-1 | < 4.12.13-1 | < 4.12.13-1 | < 4.12.13-1

References (1)