Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-7518 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU7206
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7518
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the guest system.
The weakness exists due to debug exception error in syscall emulation. A attacker can gain system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Linux kernel: 4.4.90 - 4.11.5
External linkshttp://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg151817.html
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c8401dda2f0a00cd25c0af...
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.