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CVE-2017-7618 (GCVE-0-2017-7618)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-10 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:12
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Summary
crypto/ahash.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (API operation calling its own callback, and infinite recursion) by triggering EBUSY on a full queue.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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2017-04-10 00:00
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