VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-2636

CVSS score7 HIGH
EPSS probability1.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Race condition in drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) by setting the HDLC line discipline.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
  • CWE-415: Double Free

Primary references