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CVE-2017-18218

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can...

7.8 HighFix available

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Record
CVE-2017-18218
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Record
CVE-2017-18218
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9350 No score

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Record
EUVD-2017-9350
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-54jr-vfww-vxf7 7.8

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can...

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Record
GHSA-54jr-vfww-vxf7
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Record
CVE-2017-18218
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-18218 7.8

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18218
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18218 7.8

In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging differences in skb handling between hns_nic_net_xmit_hw and hns_nic_net_xmit.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18218
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux
Debian:12
 before 4.13.4-1
4.13.4-1
linux
Debian:13
 before 4.13.4-1
4.13.4-1
linux
Debian:14
 before 4.13.4-1
4.13.4-1
linux
Debian:9
 before 4.9.88-1, plus listed versions
4.9.30-24.9.30-2+deb9u14.9.30-2+deb9u24.9.30-2+deb9u2~bpo8+14.9.30-2+deb9u3
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4.9.30-2+deb9u44.9.30-2+deb9u54.9.30-2+deb9u5~bpo8+14.9.47-14.9.51-14.9.51-1~bpo8+14.9.65-14.9.65-24.9.65-34.9.65-3+deb9u14.9.65-3+deb9u1~bpo8+14.9.65-3+deb9u24.9.65-3+deb9u2~bpo8+14.9.65-3~bpo8+14.9.80-14.9.80-24.9.82-1+deb9u24.9.82-1+deb9u34.9.82-1+deb9u3~bpo8+14.9.88-1~bpo8+1
4.9.88-1
linux-hwe
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 4.10.0-33.37~16.04.1, plus listed versions
4.8.0-36.36~16.04.14.8.0-39.42~16.04.14.8.0-41.44~16.04.14.8.0-42.45~16.04.14.8.0-44.47~16.04.1
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4.8.0-45.48~16.04.14.8.0-46.49~16.04.14.8.0-49.52~16.04.14.8.0-51.54~16.04.14.8.0-52.55~16.04.14.8.0-53.56~16.04.14.8.0-54.57~16.04.14.8.0-56.61~16.04.14.8.0-58.63~16.04.14.10.0-27.30~16.04.24.10.0-28.32~16.04.24.10.0-30.34~16.04.14.10.0-32.36~16.04.1
4.10.0-33.37~16.04.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-18218 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linux Kernel, published March 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in linux 4.13.4-1.

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