CVE-2017-5548
Description
drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 4.9.5 | Affected | — |
| 4.9.4 | Affected | — |
| 4.9.3 | Affected | — |
| 4.9.2 | Affected | — |
| 4.9.1 | Affected | — |
| 4.9 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.9.6-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=05a974efa4bdf6e2a150e3f27dc6fcf0a9ad5655
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95710
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416110
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/05a974efa4bdf6e2a150e3f27dc6fcf0a9ad5655
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5548
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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