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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Dec 5, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-devel | Jun 17, 2020 | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Feb 7, 2019 | Sep 13, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 13, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extra | Oct 18, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-17-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1039-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1033-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1076-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1078-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-17-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-17-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-98-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1006-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1009-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-142-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial | Oct 31, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 21, 2017 |
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