CVE-2017-14497

CVE-2017-14497 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s tpacket_rcv() path (net/packet/af_packet.c) where the code mishandles vnet headers. It is triggered by crafted system calls and, per the connected Nessus entries, could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via buffer ov...

CVE-2017-15102

CVE-2017-15102 originates from the Linux kernel prior to 4.8.1, where the tower_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/legousbtower.c can be exploited locally by a near-physically proximate attacker via a crafted USB device. The issue is triggered by a write-what-where condition that arises after a r...

CVE-2017-10663

CVE-2017-10663 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.12.4, specifically the F2FS file system code (fs/f2fs/super.c). The vulnerability arises because sanity_check_ckpt does not validate blkoff and segno arrays, allowing an unprivileged, local user to trigger a system panic and potential privilege e...

CVE-2016-8636

The CVE-2016-8636 issue affects the Linux kernel’s mem_check_range path in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mr.c, where an integer overflow can occur. This vulnerability in Soft RoCE (RDMA over InfiniBand) allows local users to trigger memory corruption, potentially cause a denial of service, and ma...

CVE-2017-16650

CVE-2017-16650 affects the Linux kernel’s qmi_wwan_bind in drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c (through kernel 4.13.11). A crafted USB device can be used by a local attacker to trigger a divide-by-zero, causing a denial of service (system crash) and potentially other impact. The vulnerability is locally e...

CVE-2017-13694

CVE-2017-13694 affects the Linux kernel up to 4.12.9. The acpi_ps_complete_final_op() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c does not flush the node and node_ext caches, enabling a local attacker to trigger a kernel memory disclosure and bypass KASLR via a crafted ACPI table. The issue is mit...

CVE-2017-15951

The CVE-2017-15951 issue affects the Linux kernel KEYS subsystem prior to 4.13.10. A race condition occurs because updates and negative-state key lookups are not properly synchronized, enabling a local user to trigger a denial of service and possibly other unspecified impacts via crafted system c...

CVE-2017-16528

CVE-2017-16528 affects the Linux kernel: sound/core/seq_device.c prior to version 4.13.4. A crafted USB device can trigger a use-after-free in snd_rawmidi_dev_seq_free , causing local DoS and potential system crash. Impact is described as high for confidentiality, integrity, and availability in t...

CVE-2017-17053

CVE-2017-17053 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the init_new_context code path in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h, for kernels built with CONFIG_MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL=y. Before 4.12.10, errors from LDT table allocation when forking a new process are not handled correctly, enabling a local a...

CVE-2017-10662

The CVE-2017-10662 issue affects the Linux kernel’s F2FS implementation: the sanity_check_raw_super function in fs/f2fs/super.c fails to validate the segment count, enabling local privilege escalation. Concretely, affected versions are before 4.11.1. Several connected advisories (e.g., UTSA/Euler...

CVE-2017-16648

CVE-2017-16648 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the dvb_frontend_free function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c, up to kernel 4.13.11. The issue is a use-after-free in the DVB frontend management path that can be triggered by a crafted USB device, enabling local users to cause a den...

CVE-2017-5549

CVE-2017-5549 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.9.5. The vulnerability exists in klsi_105_get_line_state (drivers/usb/serial/kl5kusb105.c) where, on a failure to read the line status, uninitialized heap memory contents are placed into a log entry. This can allow a local attacker to read sensiti...

CVE-2017-17863

CVE-2017-17863 affects the Linux kernel 4.9.x up to 4.9.71, where the BPF verifier in kernel/bpf/verifier.c fails to check the relationship between pointer values and the BPF stack. This can allow local users to trigger a denial of service (integer overflow or invalid memory access) or potentiall...

CVE-2014-9922

CVE-2014-9922 affects the Linux kernel’s eCryptfs subsystem, where the combination of eCryptfs and an overlayfs stack can let a local user gain privileges. The issue is triggered by a vulnerability in fs/ecryptfs/main.c and fs/overlayfs/super.c, with impact described as local privilege escalation...

CVE-2017-17856

CVE-2017-17856 affects the Linux kernel kernel/bpf/verifier.c up to version 4.14.8. It enables local users to cause a denial of service via memory corruption due to lack of stack-pointer alignment enforcement. The provided documents do not include exploitation details or a remediation patch/versi...

CVE-2017-0630

CVE-2017-0630 : Information disclosure in Android’s kernel trace subsystem. An attacker must first compromise a privileged process to access data beyond its permissions. Affected products include Android kernel versions 3.10 and 3.18 (Android ID A-34277115). The description notes an information d...

CVE-2017-5972

CVE-2017-5972 affects the Linux kernel 3.x TCP stack. The issue is that SYN cookies protection is not correctly applied for fast-network connection scenarios, enabling remote attackers to cause CPU denial of service by sending a flood of TCP SYN packets (as demonstrated against kernel-3.10.0 in C...

CVE-2017-16534

CVE-2017-16534 affects the Linux kernel before 4.13.6, specifically the cdc_parse_cdc_header function in drivers/usb/core/message.c. A crafted USB device can trigger an out-of-bounds read, causing a local denial of service (system crash) and potentially other impact. The advisory notes this is a ...

CVE-2015-2877

CVE-2015-2877 affects Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM) in Linux kernels 2.6.32–4.x. The write-timing side channel allows a guest OS user to defeat ASLR on other guest instances via Cross-VM ASL Introspection (CAIN). The entry notes that disabling deduplication mitigates the attack vector. No explici...

CVE-2017-16996

The CVE-2017-16996 entry affects the Linux kernel (up to version 4.14.8) in kernel/bpf/verifier.c, where register truncation mishandling is the root cause. This allows local users to trigger memory corruption and potentially other impacts described as a denial of service. The vulnerability is res...

CVE-2017-13715

The CVE-2017-13715 issue affects the Linux kernel (net/core/flow_dissector.c). The __skb_flow_dissect function can fail to initialize n_proto, ip_proto, and thoff, enabling a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPLS pac...

CVE-2017-5576

CVE-2017-5576 affects the Linux kernel VideoCore DRM driver (vc4) via vc4_get_bcl in drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c. An integer overflow when handling a crafted size in VC4_SUBMIT_CL ioctl can enable a local denial of service or possibly other impact. Present in kernel versions before 4.9.7; patch...

CVE-2017-7277

CVE-2017-7277 affects the Linux kernel TCP stack up to version 4.10.6. It arises from mishandling SCM_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_STATS in net/core/skbuff.c and net/socket.c, enabling local users to read sensitive kernel socket data or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted syscalls. Ups...

CVE-2017-9059

The CVE-2017-9059 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel’s NFSv4 implementation (up to version 4.11.1). The root cause is an improper channel callback shutdown during unmount of an NFSv4 filesystem, described as a module reference and kernel daemon leak. Impact stated in the sources is a local de...

CVE-2016-10318

The CVE-2016-10318 issue affects the Linux kernel’s ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support (fs/crypto/policy.c). It is caused by a missing authorization check in fscrypt_process_policy, allowing a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by another user, which can lead to a d...

CVE-2017-17857

The CVE-2017-17857 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel’s verifier.c check_stack_boundary in versions up to 4.14.8, allowing local users to trigger memory corruption and potential denial of service or other impact by mishandling invalid variable stack read operations. Connected advisories (Unit...

CVE-2017-17853

CVE-2017-17853 affects the Linux kernel’s BPF verifier (kernel/bpf/verifier.c) up to version 4.14.8. Local users can trigger memory corruption and potentially other impact via incorrect BPF_RSH signed bounds calculations. The connected Nessus advisories for Unity Linux describe the same issue and...

CVE-2017-17854

CVE-2017-17854 affects the Linux kernel's kernel/bpf/verifier.c, with the vulnerability existing in images up to kernel version 4.14.8. The issue arises from unrestricted integer values used in pointer arithmetic, enabling local users to trigger a denial of service (integer overflow and memory co...

CVE-2015-9004

CVE-2015-9004 affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.18 (pre-3.19). The flaw is in kernel/events/core.c where improper handling of counter grouping enables local privilege escalation via crafted apps, involving perf_pmu_register and perf_event_open. The impact is local Privilege Escalation with...

CVE-2017-17855

CVE-2017-17855 affects Linux kernel versions up to 4.14.8 in kernel/bpf/verifier.c, where improper use of pointers in place of scalars allows local users to cause a denial of service via memory corruption (impact described as high). The provided documents do not supply a confirmed exploit, mitiga...

CVE-2017-17052

The CVE-2017-17052 entry affects the Linux kernel: the mm_init function in kernel/fork.c fails to clear the ->exe_file field of a new process’s mm_struct. This can enable a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free (and potential additional impact) by running a crafted program. Affected path ...

CVE-2017-17852

CVE-2017-17852 affects the Linux kernel’s BPF verifier (kernel/bpf/verifier.c) up to version 4.14.8. The root cause is mishandling of 32-bit ALU operations, which can allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly other impact. The connected Nessus entries repeat ...

CVE-2017-14954

CVE-2017-14954 affects the Linux kernel: the waitid implementation in waitid.c? actually kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel up to 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, enabling local users to obtain sensitive information and bypass the KASLR protection via a crafted system ca...

CVE-2017-9985

CVE-2017-9985 is a local double-fetch vulnerability in the Linux kernel (snd_msndmidi_input_read in sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c) affecting up to version 4.11.7. Exploitation can cause denial of service (over-boundary access) with potential unspecified impact. Public references in Nessus/OpenVAS/U-...

CVE-2016-10150

CVE-2016-10150 is a use-after-free in kvm_ioctl_create_device (virt/kvm/kvm_main.c) of the Linux kernel before 4.8.13, allowing a local host user to crash the host or possibly gain privileges via crafted ioctl calls on /dev/kvm. The fix is provided in kernel version 4.8.13 and later; remediation ...

CVE-2014-9914

Summary of CVE-2014-9914 (Linux kernel) : A race condition in ip4_datagram_release_cb within net/ipv4/datagram.c (kernel before 3.15.2) can be exploited by a local user to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) due to incorrect locking assumptions during multithreaded IPv4 ...

CVE-2015-5327

CVE-2015-5327 affects the Linux kernel (4.3-rc1 and later); the flaw is an out-of-bounds memory read in x509_decode_time within x509_cert_parser.c. Impact is partially confidentiality (per CVSS2) and high confidentiality (per CVSS3); the issue is fixed by kernel patches (as noted in referenced ad...

CVE-2017-15306

The CVE-2017-15306 entry concerns the Linux kernel (PowerPC) KVM. The vulnerable component is arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c, specifically the kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension function. The issue arises when handling the KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION KVM_CAP_PPC_HTM ioctl on /dev/kvm, allowing a local attacker to ...

CVE-2017-6874

The CVE-2017-6874 entry corresponds to a Linux kernel race condition in kernel/ucount.c (through 4.10.2). The vulnerability allows local users to trigger a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via crafted system calls that affect the interaction between put_ucounts and get_ucounts....

CVE-2017-0627

The CVE-2017-0627 entry concerns an information-disclosure vulnerability in the Android kernel UVC driver (affecting Kernel-3.10 and Kernel-3.18). The vulnerability could let a local, privileged process access data outside its normal permissions. The description indicates the issue is triggered b...

CVE-2017-0576

CVE-2017-0576 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm Crypto Engine Driver that could allow a local malicious app to execute arbitrary code in the kernel context. Affected product scope is Android; kernels 3.10 and 3.18 are listed as vulnerable. The underlying issue is in the Q...

CVE-2017-0537

CVE-2017-0537 affects Android kernels with Kernel-3.18 and relates to the USB gadget driver. It enables a local attacker to disclose data outside their permissions after compromising a privileged process. Impact: partial confidentiality. No public fixes or remediation details are provided in the ...

CVE-2017-12168

CVE-2017-12168 affects the Linux kernel (arch/arm64) in the KVM subsystem, where the access_pmu_evcntr function in arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c allows a privileged KVM guest OS user to trigger a denial of service (assertion failure and host crash) by reading the Performance Monitors Cycle Count Regi...

CVE-2017-8069

CVE-2017-8069 affects the Linux kernel 4.9.x (prior to 4.9.11). The issue lies in drivers/net/usb/rtl8150.c interacting incorrectly with CONFIG_VMAP_STACK, which may allow a local user to trigger a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or other impact by abusing a DMA scatterlist ...

CVE-2007-6761

CVE-2007-6761 affects the Linux kernel up to version 2.6.23/24 era: the videobuf-vmalloc.c path (drivers/media/video) contains uninitialized videobuf_mapping data structures. This can allow a local attacker to trigger an incorrect memory-management state and a videobuf leak via unspecified vector...

CVE-2017-0428

CVE-2017-0428 describes an elevation-of-privilege in the NVIDIA GPU driver that could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code in kernel context on Android devices with Kernel-3.10. The Android entry notes an Android ID (A-32401526) and flags the issue as critical due to pote...

CVE-2017-5546

CVE-2017-5546 affects Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x prior to 4.9.5. The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c can be triggered by selecting a large random number, leading to duplicate freelist entries and a potential denial of service (system crash) or other impact in opportunistic circumsta...

CVE-2016-9754

CVE-2016-9754 affects the Linux kernel’s ring_buffer_resize in the profiling subsystem, where integer calculations in ring_buffer.c before 4.6.1 allow a local user to gain privileges by writing to /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb. The issue is fixed in kernel 4.6.1 and later. Affected pro...

CVE-2017-0568

CVE-2017-0568 is a Broadcom Wi‑Fi driver elevation-of-privilege issue in Android kernels (3.10/3.18). An attacker controlling the dongle can abuse WLC_GET_VALID_CHANNELS results to inflate list->count, causing an out‑of‑bounds write when populating default_chan_list and enabling arbitrary code...

CVE-2017-0525

CVE-2017-0525 is an elevation-of-privilege issue in the Qualcomm IPA driver on Android, enabling a local attacker to execute code in kernel context. Affected: Android devices using Kernel-3.10 or Kernel-3.18 with the Qualcomm IPA driver. Impact per sources: local privilege escalation requiring pr...