Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-9605

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Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-9605

Published: June 13, 2017 / Updated: November 4, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92431
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9605
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu package)
linux-hwe (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2017-9605

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 4.4.0-87.110, 4.8.0-59.64, 4.10.0-28.32
linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.4.0-1067.72
linux-hwe (Ubuntu package) - update to 4.10.0-28.32~16.04.2

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