A security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3
n/a · kernel since v3.1-rc1 through v4.13
4.4MediumCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Scheduled
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Patch available
Distribution package intelligence
Ubuntu vendor package status
Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.
1 package state
Repository candidate not checked
A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.
Ubuntu release
Source package
Vendor state
Fixed version
Evidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive
linux-raspi-realtime
Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.
National CERT insights ?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.
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Official European source
ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2017-3737
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Patch available
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What, why and how
A security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3. This function does not check whether the required attributes are present in a Netlink request. This request can be issued by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and may result in a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.
What
A security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3. This function does not check whether the required attributes are present in a Netlink request. This request can be issued by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and may result in a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.
Why
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
What
A security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3. This function does not check whether the required attributes are present in a Netlink request. This request can be issued by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and may result in a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.
Why
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.None recorded
No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
Likely attack path
local access → NULL Pointer Dereference → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Denial of serviceCWE-476
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Official authority intelligence
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-3737Official EUVD mapping
0 linked advisory records.
Official EUVD record ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-094Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3582-1/
Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu usn-3582-2 du 21 février 2018
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3582-2/
Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu usn-3583-1 du 23 février 2018
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3583-1/
Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu usn-3583-2 du 23 février 2018
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3583-2/
Référence CVE CVE-2015-8952
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8952
Référence CVE CVE-2017-0750
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0750
Référence CVE CVE-2017-0861
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0861
Référence CVE CVE-2017-1000407
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000407
Référence CVE CVE-2017-12153
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12153
Référence CVE CVE-2017-12190
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12190
Référence CVE CVE-2017-12192
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12192
Référence CVE CVE-2017-14051
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14051
Référence CVE CVE-2017-14140
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14140
Référence CVE CVE-2017-14156
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14156
Référence CVE CVE-2017-14489
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14489
Référence CVE CVE-2017-15102
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15102
Référence CVE CVE-2017-15115
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-458Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-426Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux
d'Ubuntu. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de
code arbitraire, un déni de service et une atteinte à la confidentialité
des données.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-390Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-384Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux
d'Ubuntu . Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de
code arbitraire, un déni de service et une atteinte à la confidentialité
des données.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-383Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-379Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE
De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux de
SUSE . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un
déni de service, un contournement de la politique de sécurité et une
atteinte à l'intégrité des données.
Official advisory ↗JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-008433Linux Kernel における NULL ポインタデリファレンスに関する脆弱性
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
kernel since v3.1-rc1 through v4.13 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
After
kernel since v3.1-rc1 through v4.13 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
CVE-2017-12153: A security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3 | BlackTree