Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2017-1000380
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- R0B1NL1N/linux-kernel-exploitation
- Technoashofficial/kernel-exploitation-linux
- bcoles/kasld
- kdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdn111/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz-06/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhdz191/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz/linux-kernel-exploitation
- khanhhdz06/linux-kernel-exploitation
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3315 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3322 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3295 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ba3021b2c79b2fa9114f92790a99deb27a65b728 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/12/2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d11662f4f798b50d8c8743f433842c3e40fe3378 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1000380?
- CVE-2017-1000380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1000380?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-1000380 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.