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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-15127
Linux Huawei Memory Denial of Service
Description

A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 14, 2018, 6:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15127 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_mrg
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The Linux kernel is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update the Linux kernel packages.
  • Reboot the system if required.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-15127.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102517
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15127 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525218 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102517
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15127 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525218 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 Patch Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15127 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15127 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-15127 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15127 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102517
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15127
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525218
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A flaw was found in the Linux kernel when freeing pages in hugetlbfs. This could trigger a local denial of service by crashing the kernel. A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).
    Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-460
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG). A flaw was found in the Linux kernel when freeing pages in hugetlbfs. This could trigger a local denial of service by crashing the kernel.
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-460
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-460 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-460
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-19 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102517 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525218 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525218 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15127 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15127 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5af10dfd0afc559bb4b0f7e3e8227a1578333995 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.13
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.14%

score

0.09958

percentile