CVE-2017-17806
The HMAC implementation (crypto/hmac.c) in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 does not validate that the underlying cryptographic hash algorithm is unkeyed, allowing a local attacker able to use the
02 Description
The HMAC implementation (crypto/hmac.c) in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 does not validate that the underlying cryptographic hash algorithm is unkeyed, allowing a local attacker able to use the
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 46.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-12-20 23:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 20:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-12-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 90ce5e3fcacc245803d30b0bd38c29a60a508e472b4022e6c4bbd9365376a756
05 Affected products
06 References
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3617-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3619-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- www.debian.orgDSA-4082https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3617-3https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1232-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2018:0012http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00008.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3583-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2018:0011http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af3ff8045bbf3e32f1a448542e73abb4c8ceb6f1
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3632-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2018:0022http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00014.html
- www.securityfocus.com102293http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102293
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=af3ff8045bbf3e32f1a448542e73abb4c8ceb6f1
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:2948https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3583-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- www.kernel.orghttps://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.8
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2018:0010http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4073https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3617-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3619-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2018:0023http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00016.html
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- linux Fixed in 4.14.11-1
- linux-hardened Fixed in 4.14.11.a-1
- linux-lts Fixed in 4.9.74-1
- linux-zen Fixed in 4.14.11-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.14.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.14.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.14.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-142.191
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1016.16
- linux-lts-xenial Fixed in 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.4.0-119.143
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1054.63
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.13.0-1014.17
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.13.0-1012.16
- linux-hwe Fixed in 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.4.0-1020.25
- linux-oem Fixed in 4.13.0-1022.24
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.4.0-1086.94
- linux-snapdragon Fixed in 4.4.0-1088.93
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux-azure-fde No fix yet
- linux-gke No fix yet
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- linux-intel-iot-realtime No fix yet
- linux-realtime No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- linux-azure-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-hwe-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- linux-azure-fde-5.15 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS
- linux-fips Fixed in 4.4.0-1008.10Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.