#VU9774 Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-1000410
Published: December 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9774
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000410
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw when processing the incoming of L2CAP commands, ConfigRequest and ConfigResponse messages. A remote attacker can manipulate the code flows that precede the handling of the configuration messages and read important data.
The weakness exists due to a flaw when processing the incoming of L2CAP commands, ConfigRequest and ConfigResponse messages. A remote attacker can manipulate the code flows that precede the handling of the configuration messages and read important data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.