CVE-2017-7294

2017-03-2908:18:25

redhat.com

access.redhat.com

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.2 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

JSON

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s vmw_surface_define_ioctl() function, in the ‘drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c’ file. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out, although we believe it is unlikely.