high7.8
CVE-2017-18079
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 poss…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 3.2.94 from 3.3 before 3.16.49 from 3.17 before 3.18.63 from 3.19 before 4.1.44 from 4.2 before 4.4.79 from 4.5 before 4.9.40 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102895
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102895
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4