Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-5547
drivers/hid/hid-corsair.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-5547
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5547
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 24 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-5547
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-5547
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-5547
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6d104af38b570d37aa32a5803b04c354f8ed513d
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6d104af38b570d37aa32a5803b04c354f8ed513d
HID: corsair: fix DMA buffers on stack · torvalds/linux@6d104af · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95709
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-5547 Local Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416096
1416096 – (CVE-2017-5547) CVE-2017-5547 kernel: DMA buffers on stackIssue Tracking;Patch
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
oss-security - Re: CVE REQUEST: linux kernel: process with pgid zero able to crash kernelMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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