VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-18174
In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.33% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eeePatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eeePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-2/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eeePatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/251e22abde21833b3d29577e4d8c7aaccd650eeePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dca4a41f1ad65043a78c2338d9725f859c8d2c3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3848-2/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.