CVE-2017-18079 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Kernel

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference9 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.73%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Linux KernelDebian LinuxCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedJan 29
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.3 — 3.16.49+6
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 4.12.6-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 3.13.0-149.199
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 4.12.6-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: www.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-qvgp-3pf6-vxc6: drivers/input/serio/i8042↗2022-05-14
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OSV
linux vulnerabilities↗2018-05-22
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OSV
CVE-2017-18079: drivers/input/serio/i8042↗2018-01-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities↗2018-05-22
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2018-05-22
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Red Hat
kernel: Null pointer dereference in drivers/input/serio/i8042.c leading to denial-of-service↗2017-07-03
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Debian
CVE-2017-18079: linux - drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers t...↗2017
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18079 kernel: Null pointer dereference in drivers/input/serio/i8042.c leading to denial-of-service↗2018-01-29
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