CVE-2017-18551
MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 19, 2019 at 01:51 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.14.15
Affected range stops below 4.14.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fax_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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