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CVE-2017-5577 Details

Description

The vc4_get_bcl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c in the VideoCore DRM driver in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 does not set an errno value upon certain overflow detections, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) via inconsistent size values in a VC4_SUBMIT_CL ioctl call.

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:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b8ac63847bc2f958dd93c09edc941a0118992d9	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416437	CVE	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8ac63847bc2f958dd93c09edc941a0118992d9	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/1/17/759	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/7	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95765	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b8ac63847bc2f958dd93c09edc941a0118992d9	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416437	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8ac63847bc2f958dd93c09edc941a0118992d9	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/1/17/759	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/7	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95765	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-388	7PK - Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 4.9.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 8, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 7, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]