An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11. A double free may be caused by the function allocate_trace_buffer in the file kernel/trace/trace.c.
CVE-2017-18595
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 29%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 4, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00036.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
- cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.11
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4397f04575c44e1440ec2e49b6302785c95fd2f8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00036.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00037.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.11
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4397f04575c44e1440ec2e49b6302785c95fd2f8
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-18595(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.26.1.el7 | 2020-06-11 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-957.54.1.el7 | 2020-05-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-514.76.1.el7 | 2020-05-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-327.88.1.el7 | 2020-05-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.67.1.rt56.665.el6rt | 2020-05-20 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.67.1.el7 | 2020-05-19 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.21.2.el7a | 2020-05-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1127.8.2.el7 | 2020-05-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.8.2.rt56.1103.el7 | 2020-05-12 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.12-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.12-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.12-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.12-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2082IMPORTANT2019-09-04
RHSA-2020:2082 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2085IMPORTANT2019-09-04
RHSA-2020:2085 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2214IMPORTANT2019-09-04
RHSA-2020:2214 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2242IMPORTANT2019-09-04
RHSA-2020:2242 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2277IMPORTANT2019-09-04
RHSA-2020:2277 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2285IMPORTANT2019-09-04
RHSA-2020:2285 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2289IMPORTANT2019-09-04
RHSA-2020:2289 — Important
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