In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by incompatibility between hns_get_sset_count and ethtool_get_strings.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | May 2, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1060-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-127-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1026-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1090-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-127-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1022-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1093-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-127-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-127-generic-lpae | May 29, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 8, 2018 |
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