Description

The mm subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.2 does not properly enforce the CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM protection mechanism, which allows local users to read or write to kernel memory locations in the first megabyte (and bypass slab-allocation access restrictions) via an application that opens the /dev/mem file, related to arch/x86/mm/init.c and drivers/char/mem.c.

INFO

Published Date :

April 17, 2017, 12:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7889 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7889 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 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2017-7889.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b8f254aa17f720053054c4ecff3920973a83b9d6 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b8f254aa17f720053054c4ecff3920973a83b9d6 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ Third Party Advisory

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None

Python

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
9 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7889 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7889 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b8f254aa17f720053054c4ecff3920973a83b9d6 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b8f254aa17f720053054c4ecff3920973a83b9d6 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.10.10 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.91 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.10.107 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.74 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.16.46 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.50 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.41 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.63 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.24 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.10.12
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The mm subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.10.10 does not properly enforce the CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM protection mechanism, which allows local users to read or write to kernel memory locations in the first megabyte (and bypass slab-allocation access restrictions) via an application that opens the /dev/mem file, related to arch/x86/mm/init.c and drivers/char/mem.c. The mm subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.2 does not properly enforce the CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM protection mechanism, which allows local users to read or write to kernel memory locations in the first megabyte (and bypass slab-allocation access restrictions) via an application that opens the /dev/mem file, related to arch/x86/mm/init.c and drivers/char/mem.c.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b8f254aa17f720053054c4ecff3920973a83b9d6 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-732
  • 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]

    Mar. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ [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]

    Dec. 31, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690 [No Types Assigned]
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.
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

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