CVE-2017-18255
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
The perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value, as demonstrated by an incorrect sample-rate calculation.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-18255
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-03-31T17:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-01-19T11:29:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.11 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18255 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-18255 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:00:17 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 04:05:45 | 2018-03-31T17:29Z | 2018-03-31T17:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 04:05:45 | 2019-01-19T11:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 04:05:45 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |