Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2017-18360
In change_port_settings in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.3, local users could cause a denial of service by division-by-zero in the serial device layer by trying to set very high baud rates.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.3 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106802 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6aeb75e6adfaed16e58780309613a578fe1ee90b (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3933-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3933-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-18360?
- CVE-2017-18360 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2017-18360?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.