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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18079

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-18079 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is validated.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0
Debian:14linux0
Debian:12linux0

Timeline

  • Jan 29, 2018 CVE Published
  • Sep 1, 2026 CVE Updated
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