CVE-2017-8061

kernel: dvb-usb-firmware.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option

Published Apr 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-firmware.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.7 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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17024 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-firmware.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.7 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.
History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:27 PM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 23, 2017, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:25 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 12, 2017, 12:00 AM