Critical severity · published Feb 11, 2018
CVE-2017-18174
In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free
9.8
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 4.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18174
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18174
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eee
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eee
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-2/
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