CVE-2018-17977

Description

The Linux kernel 4.14.67 mishandles certain interaction among XFRM Netlink messages, IPPROTO_AH packets, and IPPROTO_IP packets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system hang) by leveraging root access to execute crafted applications, as demonstrated on CentOS 7.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/05/5

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105539

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3