CVE-2017-14051 Information

Description

An integer overflow in the qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by leveraging root access.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100571 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194061 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9929625/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

4.4