UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7618

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CVE-2017-7618
Published: 10 Apr 2017, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 11:31

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Apr 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 11:31
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
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 4.4.0-79.100

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1018.27

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    < 4.4.0-1014.14 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.10.0-32.36~16.04.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.4.0-1057.64 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.4.0-1059.63

References (7)