CVE-2017-7261

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3291-1

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.5 does not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.

La función vmw_surface_define_ioctl en drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c en el kernel de Linux hasta la versión 4.10.5 no verifica el valor cero de ciertos niveles de datos, lo que permite a los usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (referencia ZERO_SIZE_PTR y GPF y posiblemente pánico) a través de una llamada ioctl manipulada para un dispositivo /dev/dri/renderD*.

USN-3358-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 17.04. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement kernel from Ubuntu 17.04 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Please note that this update changes the Linux HWE kernel to the 4.10 based kernel from Ubuntu 17.04, superseding the 4.8 based HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.10. Ben Harris discovered that the Linux kernel would strip extended privilege attributes of files when performing a failed unprivileged system call. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-03-24 CVE Reserved
2017-03-24 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-06-21 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://marc.info/?t=149037004200005&r=1&w=2	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97096	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1435719	Issue Tracking
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2017-March/136814.html	Third Party Advisory

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 4.10.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 4.10.5"		-		Affected