Critical severity · published Jul 27, 2019
CVE-2017-18379
In the Linux kernel before 4.14, an out of boundary access happened in drivers/nvme/target/fc.c
9.8
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.14, an out of boundary access happened in drivers/nvme/target/fc.c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.10 before 4.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18379
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18379
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0c319d3a144d4b8f1ea2047fd614d2149b68f889
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0c319d3a144d4b8f1ea2047fd614d2149b68f889
Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K74012105
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K74012105?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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