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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.13.11 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function dvb_frontend_free of the file drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c of the component USB Device Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2017. The weakness was presented 11/07/2017 by Andrey Konovalov (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-16648 since 11/07/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118513 (RHEL 7 : kernel-alt (RHSA-2018:2948) (Spectre)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context local. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237034 (Red Hat Update for kernel-alt (RHSA-2018:2948)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118513). See 110288, 110931, 110932 and 111823 for similar entries.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

License

• open-source

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 118513
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : kernel-alt (RHSA-2018:2948) (Spectre)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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01/06/2023 +1528 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: RHSA-2018:2948⛔
Researcher: Andrey Konovalov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-16648 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 101758 - Linux Kernel 'drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2017 07:43 AM
Updated: 01/06/2023 03:49 PM
Changes: 11/08/2017 07:43 AM (69), 12/05/2019 06:32 AM (11), 01/06/2023 03:49 PM (4)
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