CVE-2017-15127
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-15127
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-01-14T06:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-12T23:28:50
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.13 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525218 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15127 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102517 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15127 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15127 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:07:02 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 01:04:36 | 2018-01-14T06:29Z | 2018-01-14T06:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 01:04:36 | 2021-07-15T19:16:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 01:04:36 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 23:07:09 | 2023-02-02T21:17:35 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 23:07:09 | A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG). | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel when freeing pages in hugetlbfs. This could trigger a local denial of service by crashing the kernel. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-13 00:07:10 | 2023-02-12T23:28:50 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 00:07:12 | Weakness Enumeration | update | ||
| 2023-02-13 00:07:12 | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel when freeing pages in hugetlbfs. This could trigger a local denial of service by crashing the kernel. | A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG). | Description | updated |