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CVE-2017-17805 Detail

Current Description

The Salsa20 encryption algorithm in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 does not correctly handle zero-length inputs, allowing a local attacker able to use the AF_ALG-based skcipher interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER) to cause a denial of service (uninitialized-memory free and kernel crash) or have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls that use the blkcipher_walk API. Both the generic implementation (crypto/salsa20_generic.c) and x86 implementation (arch/x86/crypto/salsa20_glue.c) of Salsa20 were vulnerable.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  12/20/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 10.0
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ecaaab5649781c5a0effdaf298a925063020500e Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00016.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102291 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ecaaab5649781c5a0effdaf298a925063020500e Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.8 Issue Tracking Release Notes

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17805
NVD Published Date:
12/20/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/31/2018