CVE-2017-12153
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 21, 2017
First seenSep 21, 2017
Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference
How to fix
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 4.13.3 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04 | — |
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