Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-17977
CVE-2018-17977
Description
The Linux kernel 4.14.67 mishandles certain interaction among XFRM Netlink messages, IPPROTO_AH packets, and IPPROTO_IP packets, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and system hang) by leveraging root access to execute crafted applications, as demonstrated on CentOS 7.
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Affected products
2- Range: = 4.14.67
Patches
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105539nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/05/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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