Description
The vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl function (accessible via DRM_IOCTL_VMW_GB_SURFACE_CREATE) in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.4 defines a backup_handle variable but does not give it an initial value. If one attempts to create a GB surface, with a previously allocated DMA buffer to be used as a backup buffer, the backup_handle variable does not get written to and is then later returned to user space, allowing local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call.
Published: 2017-06-13
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3927-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3945-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18536 The vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl function (accessible via DRM_IOCTL_VMW_GB_SURFACE_CREATE) in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.4 defines a backup_handle variable but does not give it an initial value. If one attempts to create a GB surface, with a previously allocated DMA buffer to be used as a backup buffer, the backup_handle variable does not get written to and is then later returned to user space, allowing local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3358-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3359-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3360-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3360-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3364-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3364-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3364-3 Linux kernel (AWS, GKE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3371-1 Linux kernel (HWE) kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:11:02.363Z

Reserved: 2017-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9605

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-13T19:29:00.393

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:28:33.703

Link: CVE-2017-9605

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-06-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-9605 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor