Denial of service in Linux Kernel
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-14497 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-120 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU8489
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14497
CWE-ID:
CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the tpacket_rcv() function in 'net/packet/af_packet.c'. A local attacker can perform specially crafted system calls to write up to 10 bytes to kernel memory outside of the allocated kernel buffer, corrupt memory or XFS disk contents and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability result in denial of service.
Update to version 4.13.
Linux kernel: 4.0.1 - 4.12.13
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
