PT-2017-1183 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2017-01-26 · Updated 2023-02-10 · CVE-2017-5547

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 4.9.x through 4.9.5

Description The issue is related to incorrect interaction with the CONFIG VMAP STACK option in the Linux kernel, specifically in the drivers/hid/hid-corsair.c component. This can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, such as a system crash or memory corruption, potentially allowing for other unspecified impacts. The vulnerability is associated with errors in resource management.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 4.9.x through 4.9.5, update to version 4.9.6 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1088

ALT-PU-2017-1095

BDU:2017-00294

CVE-2017-5547

MGASA-2017-0063

MGASA-2017-0064

MGASA-2017-0065

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

References · 35

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6d104af38b570d37aa32a5803b04c354f8ed513d · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0065 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5547 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5547 · Security Note
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0064 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0063 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5547 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5547 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0064.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5547 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0065.html · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 · Patch
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6d104af38b570d37aa32a5803b04c354f8ed513d · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00294 · Security Note