Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2017-7616
Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation.
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: 0.004 (34.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- R0B1NL1N/linux-kernel-exploitation
- Technoashofficial/kernel-exploitation-linux
- 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
- khanhnd123/linux-kernel-exploitation
References
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038503 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97527 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7616?
- CVE-2017-7616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7616?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7616 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.