CVE-2017-18218 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Hisilicon Ethernet driver (hns_enet.c) of the Linux kernel prior to version 4.13. This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service (BUG) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts due to inconsistent skb handling. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it has a low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.5, < 4.9.92CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.10, < 4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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