CVE-2017-17805

The Salsa20 encryption algorithm in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 does not correctly handle zero-length inputs, allowing a local attacker able to use the AF_ALG-based skcipher interface (CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_SKCIPHER) to cause a denial of service (uninitialized-memory free and kernel crash) or have unspecified other impact by executing a crafted sequence of system calls that use the blkcipher_walk API. Both the generic implementation (crypto/salsa20_generic.c) and x86 implementation (arch/x86/crypto/salsa20_glue.c) of Salsa20 were vulnerable.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server_for_raspberry_pi:12:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:extra:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-12-20 23:29

Updated : 2018-10-31 10:29


NVD link : CVE-2017-17805

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17805


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Products Affected

opensuse

  • leap

linux

  • linux_kernel

suse

  • linux_enterprise_server
  • linux_enterprise_server_for_raspberry_pi
  • linux_enterprise_desktop

debian

  • debian_linux

opensuse_project

  • leap
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation