CVE-2017-8831
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CVE-2017-8831 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.4/10 on the CVSS scale. The saa7164_bus_get function in drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing a certain sequence-number value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The saa7164_bus_get function in drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing a certain sequence-number value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | <= 4.11.5 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540770/30/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99619Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195559Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/stoth68000/media-tree/commit/354dd3924a2e43806774953de536257548b5002cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540770/30/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99619Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195559Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/stoth68000/media-tree/commit/354dd3924a2e43806774953de536257548b5002cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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