Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-5576
Published: February 6, 2017 / Updated: February 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91182
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5576
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the vc4_get_bcl() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5576
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/1/17/761
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f2ff82e11c86c05d051cae32b58226392d33bbf
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416436
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/7
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f2ff82e11c86c05d051cae32b58226392d33bbf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95767