CVE-2017-18550

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

An issue was discovered in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. There is potential exposure of kernel stack memory because aac_get_hba_info does not initialize the hbainfo structure.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 62.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 19, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=342ffc26693b528648bdc9377e51e4f2450b4860
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=342ffc26693b528648bdc9377e51e4f2450b4860

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-18550?

CVE-2017-18550 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2019. An issue was discovered in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. There is potential exposure of kernel stack memory because aacgethba_info does not initialize the hbainfo structure.

When was CVE-2017-18550 disclosed?

CVE-2017-18550 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-18550 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-18550 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 62.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-18550?

CVE-2017-18550 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-18550?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-18550, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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