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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18222 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18222

In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by incompatibility between hns_get_sset_count and ethtool_get_strings.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published March 8, 2018
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-aws

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

52 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

47 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

3 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18222

In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when retrieving sset_count data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by incompatibility between hns_get_sset_count and ethtool_get_strings.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence