| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 5.10.218-1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.221-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 6.1.94-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie | 6.9.10-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid | 6.9.11-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
Needs major rework on protocol level to fix. Exploitable (likely) only with CAP_NET_ADMIN.