high7.8
CVE-2017-8063
drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.12 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows loc…
Impact
drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.12 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 4.9 before 4.9.24 from 4.10 before 4.10.12 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97974
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3f190e3aec212fc8c61e202c51400afa7384d4bc
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f190e3aec212fc8c61e202c51400afa7384d4bc
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97974
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3f190e3aec212fc8c61e202c51400afa7384d4bc
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f190e3aec212fc8c61e202c51400afa7384d4bc