Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2017-10810
Memory leak in the virtio_gpu_object_create function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering object-initialization failures.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99433 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/6/668 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385aee965b4e4c36551c362a334378d2985b722a (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10810?
- CVE-2017-10810 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10810?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-10810 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.