VulnerabilityModified

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 possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.42%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected: linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102895Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226Patch
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/Third Party Advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.