CVE-2017-18595
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2019 at 08:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:13 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelLeap
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11. A double free may be caused by the function allocate_trace_buffer in the file kernel/trace/trace.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
3.10 ≤ v < 3.16.553.17 ≤ v < 3.18.913.19 ≤ v < 4.1.504.10 ≤ v < 4.14.114.2 ≤ v < 4.4.1094.5 ≤ v < 4.9.74
Affected range stops below 3.16.55, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.91, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.109, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.74, 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:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00036.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing List
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.11x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4397f04575c44e1440ec2e49b6302785c95fd2f8CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415
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