#VU9774 Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-1000410

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9774

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000410

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw when processing the incoming of L2CAP commands, ConfigRequest and ConfigResponse messages. A remote attacker can manipulate the code flows that precede the handling of the configuration messages and read important data.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 3.3.3 - 3.3.8, 3.4.1 - 3.4.113, 3.5.1 - 3.5.7, 3.6.1 - 3.6.11, 3.7.1 - 3.7.10, 3.8.1 - 3.8.13, 3.9.1 - 3.9.11, 3.10.1 - 3.19.8, 4.0.1 - 4.0.9, 4.1.1 - 4.14.9, 4.2.0 - 4.2.8, 4.3.1 - 4.3.6, 4.4.0 - 4.4.108, 4.5.0 - 4.5.7, 4.6.0 - 4.6.7, 4.7.0 - 4.7.10, 4.8.0 - 4.8.17, 4.9.1 - 4.9.72

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External links
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q4/357

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.