PT-2017-17619 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Vladis Dronov · Published 2017-03-24 · Updated 2018-07-09 · CVE-2017-7261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.10.5

Description The issue is related to the vmw surface define ioctl function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly check for a zero value of certain levels data. This allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device, potentially resulting in a ZERO SIZE PTR dereference, GPF, and possibly a panic.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.10.5, update to version 4.10.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2017-1353

ALT-PU-2018-1991

CVE-2017-7261

DLA-922-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017_1140-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017_1215-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1183-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1247-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1301-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1360-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1990-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2342-1

SUSE-SU-2017:2525-1

USN-3291-1

USN-3291-2

USN-3291-3

USN-3293-1

USN-3361-1

USN-3406-1

USN-3406-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 674

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3406-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2671 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5550 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6214 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8924 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3293-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7294 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3291-3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3361-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7645 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5546 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7261 · Vendor Advisory