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CVE-2017-17805

Published: Dec 20, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

linux kernellinux
On-premOS
Operating Systems
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
leapopensuse project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise desktopsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linuxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka the linux kernel
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
opensuse projectoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse, opensuse
susecommercialDEOperating Systems
and 4 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ecaaab5649781c5a0effdaf298a925063020500e
git.kernel.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 21 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 20, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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