{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-x4xp-29gp-7qw9",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:38:11Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:42:38Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-9211"
  ],
  "details": "The crypto_skcipher_init_tfm function in crypto/skcipher.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.2 relies on a setkey function that lacks a key-size check, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted application.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9211"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9933e113c2e87a9f46a40fde8dafbf801dca1ab9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9718933"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9933e113c2e87a9f46a40fde8dafbf801dca1ab9"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-476"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-05-23T05:29:00Z"
  }
}