CVE-2017-12153

NameCVE-2017-12153
DescriptionA security flaw was discovered in the nl80211_set_rekey_data() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.3. This function does not check whether the required attributes are present in a Netlink request. This request can be issued by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and may result in a NULL pointer dereference and system crash.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1099-1, DSA-3981-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.106-3fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
trixie6.10.11-1fixed
sid6.11.2-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.93-1DLA-1099-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.43-2+deb8u5DSA-3981-1
linuxsourcestretch4.9.30-2+deb9u5DSA-3981-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.12.13-1

Notes

https://marc.info/?t=150525503100001&r=1&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=150525493517953&w=2

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