High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 29, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-18079
CVE-2017-18079
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.
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Affected products
69- osv-coords68 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226nvdPatch
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4nvdIssue TrackingPatchRelease Notes
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102895nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
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