CVE-2017-14051 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers with root access can cause a system crash via an integer overflow in the QLogic Fibre Channel driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-14051?
CVE-2017-14051 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An integer overflow in the qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by leveraging root access.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14051?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-14051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14051, GHSA-8ghc-95q8-w6ph, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14051.