CVE-2017-7616
Linux kernel Information Leak
Description
Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation.
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Published Date :
April 10, 2017, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:32 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-7616 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2017-7616.
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).
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A bunch of links related to Linux kernel exploitation
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Python
Great article related to Linux kernel fuzzing and exploitation
A collection of links related to Linux kernel security and exploitation
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-7616 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7616 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038503 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 14, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97527 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97527 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-388 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 13, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97527 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7616 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7616
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile