Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-13686 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Linux Kernel 4.13
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
net/ipv4/route.c in the Linux kernel 4.13-rc1 through 4.13-rc6 is too late to check for a NULL fi field when RTM_F_FIB_MATCH is set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls. NOTE: this does not affect any stable release.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 6 |