Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:17716Denial Of Service (DoS)
6.2 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Linux kernel is vulnerable to denial of service(DoS) attacks. This occurs when gcc stack protector is enabled and uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data allowing the attackers to cause a system crash by reading the /proc/keys file.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/5
www.securityfocus.com/bid/93544
access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.9_Release_Notes/index.html
access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.9_Technical_Notes/index.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0817
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5551
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325766
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373966
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847106
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
Related
6.2 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C