Linux Kernel up to 4.12 commctrl.c aac_send_raw_srb information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.12. Affected is the function aac_send_raw_srb of the file drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-18549. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.12 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function aac_send_raw_srb of the file drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. There is potential exposure of kernel stack memory because aac_send_raw_srb does not initialize the reply structure.

The weakness was disclosed 08/19/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-18549 since 08/18/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 247028 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-18549), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (247028). The entries VDB-140286, VDB-140285, VDB-140284 and VDB-140283 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 247028
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-18549

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 4.13
Patch: git.kernel.org

Timelineinfo

08/18/2019 🔍
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08/10/2025 +2182 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-18549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-18549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140282
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2019 08:22
Updated: 08/10/2025 00:59
Changes: 08/19/2019 08:22 (41), 07/30/2020 18:46 (18), 11/26/2023 13:32 (5), 08/10/2025 00:59 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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