CVE-2017-16994
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-16994
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-11-27T19:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-04-25T01:29:02
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.14.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- 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/373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c | Patch |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1431 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.2 | Release Notes |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101969 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43178/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0502 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16994 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16994 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:45:12 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 23:29:13 | 2017-11-27T19:29Z | 2017-11-27T19:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 23:29:13 | 2018-04-25T01:29:02 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 23:29:13 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |