Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-8068
drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 12.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98008
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5593523f968bc86d42a035c6df47d5e0979b5ace
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5593523f968bc86d42a035c6df47d5e0979b5ace
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98008
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5593523f968bc86d42a035c6df47d5e0979b5ace
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5593523f968bc86d42a035c6df47d5e0979b5ace
Products affected by CVE-2017-8068
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.10
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.5
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.6
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.8
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.9