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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.9.10. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8068. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.9.10 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.

The bug was discovered 04/16/2017. The weakness was shared 04/23/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8068 since 04/23/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 351446 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAC2012-2018-012).

Upgrading to version 4.9.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98000†). The entries VDB-96555, VDB-96560, VDB-96561 and VDB-96562 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.9.0
• 4.9.1
• 4.9.2
• 4.9.3
• 4.9.4
• 4.9.5
• 4.9.6
• 4.9.7
• 4.9.8
• 4.9.9
• 4.9.10

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Kernel 4.9.11
Patch: git.kernel.org

Timelineinfo

04/16/2017 🔍
04/23/2017 +7 days 🔍
04/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2022 +2049 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: 5593523f968bc86d42a035c6df47d5e0979b5ace
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-8068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100474
SecurityFocus: 98000 - Linux Kernel 'drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8068 - Linux - Memory Corruption Issue

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2017 12:06 AM
Updated: 12/02/2022 08:13 AM
Changes: 04/24/2017 12:06 AM (71), 12/02/2022 08:13 AM (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:712:40

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