Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-16996
Published: December 26, 2017 / Updated: March 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9752
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16996
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to leveraging register truncation mishandling. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to leveraging register truncation mishandling. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption, cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16996
Update to version 4.14.9.