GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2017-18551 (GCVE-0-2017-18551)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-08-19 01:51 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:28
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T21:28:55.635Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15"
          },
          {
            "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2173",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SUSE",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2181",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SUSE",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp%3Butm_medium=RSS"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2019-10-10T20:06:07.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15"
        },
        {
          "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2173",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SUSE"
          ],
          "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2181",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SUSE"
          ],
          "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp%3Butm_medium=RSS"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2017-18551",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15"
            },
            {
              "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2173",
              "refsource": "SUSE",
              "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "openSUSE-SU-2019:2181",
              "refsource": "SUSE",
              "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp;utm_medium=RSS",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp;utm_medium=RSS"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2017-18551",
    "datePublished": "2019-08-19T01:51:01.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2019-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T21:28:55.635Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2017-18551",
      "date": "2026-09-17",
      "epss": "0.00417",
      "percentile": "0.3551"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"versionEndExcluding\": \"4.14.15\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"65746862-9FE5-44AF-9622-50BBE586E601\"}]}]}, {\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"F1E78106-58E6-4D59-990F-75DA575BFAD9\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"B620311B-34A3-48A6-82DF-6F078D7A4493\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"Se detect\\u00f3 un problema en el archivo drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 4.14.15. Se presenta una escritura fuera de l\\u00edmites en la funci\\u00f3n i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2017-18551",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T03:20:22.950",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV31\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"baseScore\": 6.7, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"HIGH\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 0.8, \"impactScore\": 5.9}], \"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\", \"baseScore\": 4.6, \"accessVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"accessComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"integrityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"PARTIAL\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 6.4, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": false}]}",
      "published": "2019-08-19T02:15:10.077",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Release Notes\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp%3Butm_medium=RSS\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\"}, {\"url\": \"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Release Notes\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Patch\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp%3Butm_medium=RSS\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-787\"}]}]"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2017-18551\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2019-08-19T02:15:10.077\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T03:20:22.950\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Se detect\u00f3 un problema en el archivo drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 4.14.15. Se presenta una escritura fuera de l\u00edmites en la funci\u00f3n i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":6.7,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"HIGH\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":0.8,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P\",\"baseScore\":4.6,\"accessVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"integrityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"PARTIAL\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":6.4,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-787\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"4.14.15\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"65746862-9FE5-44AF-9622-50BBE586E601\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"F1E78106-58E6-4D59-990F-75DA575BFAD9\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"B620311B-34A3-48A6-82DF-6F078D7A4493\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp%3Butm_medium=RSS\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\"},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.15\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89c6efa61f5709327ecfa24bff18e57a4e80c7fa\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K48073202?utm_source=f5support\u0026amp%3Butm_medium=RSS\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\"}]}}",
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-28T11:13:24+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2017-18551",
      "id": "CVE-2017-18551",
      "initial_release_date": "2017-01-01T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "560",
      "product_status:known_affected": "16",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "57",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: out of bounds write in function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-18551.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-08T00:26:03Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2017-18551",
      "id": "CVE-2017-18551",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T04:35:39Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "135",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "76",
      "product_status:recommended": "941",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2017-18551",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2017-18551.json",
      "version": "23"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.


Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.