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CVE-2017-17807 Detail

Current Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.14.6 omitted an access-control check when adding a key to the current task's "default request-key keyring" via the request_key() system call, allowing a local user to use a sequence of crafted system calls to add keys to a keyring with only Search permission (not Write permission) to that keyring, related to construct_get_dest_keyring() in security/keys/request_key.c.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  12/20/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.3 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 1.4
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): Low
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dca6ea1d9432052afb06baf2e3ae78188a4410b Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102301 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dca6ea1d9432052afb06baf2e3ae78188a4410b Issue Tracking Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.6 Issue Tracking Mailing List Release Notes

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Improper Access Control (CWE-284)

Change History

9 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17807
NVD Published Date:
12/20/2017
NVD Last Modified:
04/24/2018