Vulnerability identifier: #VU30815

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18552

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in net/rds/af_rds.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. There is an out of bounds write and read in the function rds_recv_track_latency.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.0 - 4.0.9, 4.1 - 4.1.52, 4.2 - 4.2.8, 4.3 - 4.3.6, 4.4 - 4.4.224, 4.5 - 4.5.7, 4.6 - 4.6.7, 4.7 - 4.7.10, 4.8 - 4.8.17, 4.9 - 4.9.224, 4.10 - 4.10.17

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=780e982905bef61d13496d9af5310bf4af3a64d3
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02460950
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02460950?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS

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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.