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CVE-2017-14991 Details

Description

The sg_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel heap-memory locations via an SG_GET_REQUEST_TABLE ioctl call for /dev/sg0.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf9 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf9 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ CVE
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.4 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101187 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.13.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14991
NVD Published Date:
Oct 4, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-14991 Details - Not Deferred