CVE-2017-18222
kernel: Memory corruption in ethtool_get_strings function in hns driver
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · March 8, 2018
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data. This allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impacts.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer