vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-18079: kernel: Null pointer dereference in drivers/input/serio/i8042.c leading to denial-of-service
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 29, 2018 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 29, 2018
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is validated.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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