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CVE-2017-8062 Details

Description

drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.4 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/606142af57dad981b78707234cfbd15f9f7b7125 CVEPatch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=606142af57dad981b78707234cfbd15f9f7b7125 CVEPatch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.4 CVERelease Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 CVEMailing ListPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97973 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 4.9, < 4.9.16
>= 4.10, < 4.10.4

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-2017-8062
NVD Published Date:
Apr 23, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-8062 Details - Not Deferred