What is CVE-2017-7618?

CVE-2017-7618 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-7618?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-7618 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2017-7618

crypto/ahash.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API operation calling its own callback, and infinite recursion) by triggering EBUSY on a full queue.

Published 2017-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.043 (90.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Third Party Advisory)
marc.info/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97534 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7618?: CVE-2017-7618 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-7618?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7618 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.