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CVE-2017-15128 Detail

Current Description

A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of service (BUG).

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  01/14/2018
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4df Patch Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15128 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525222 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4df Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.12 Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15128
NVD Published Date:
01/14/2018
NVD Last Modified:
02/01/2018