CVE-2017-15128
published 2018-01-14CVE-2017-15128: A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.41%
33.7th percentile
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of service (BUG).
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.13.13-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.13.13-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | <= 4.13.11 | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.13-1 | 4.13.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.13-1 | 4.13.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.13-1 | 4.13.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.13.13-1 | 4.13.13-1 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c
vendor_redhat·2017-12-08·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15128 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c
kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of service (BUG).
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel where a local user with a shell account can abuse the userfaultfd syscall when using hugetlbfs. A missing size check in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte could create an invalid inode variable, leading to a kernel panic.
Statement: This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 and kernel-alt.
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, realtime and MRG-2. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases may
Debian
CVE-2017-15128: linux - A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15128 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15128: linux - A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the...
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of service (BUG).
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.13.13-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.13.13-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.13.13-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.13.13-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.13.13-1)
GHSA
GHSA-78vc-rw83-8p6r: A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-15128 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-78vc-rw83-8p6r: A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of service (BUG).
OSV
CVE-2017-15128: A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb
osv·2018-01-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15128 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15128: A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb
A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of service (BUG).
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15128 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affe
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15128 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affe
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c
bugzilla·2017-12-12·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15128 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c
CVE-2017-15128 kernel: Out of bound access in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c
A flaw was found in Linux kernel. A lack of size check in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte could cause denial of service.
Upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4df
References:
https://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=150819356125109
Discussion:
Hi Pedro,
The link referenced is not accessible, is this issue https://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=150819356125109 and fixed with upstream 1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4df ?
Regards,
Salvatore
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Hi Salvatore,
Yes, I believe so. I didn't realize the link wasn't public.
Thanks.
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Hi Pedro,
Many thanks for confirming!
Regards,
Salvatore
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Statement:
This
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4dfhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15128https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525222https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4dfhttps://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.12http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4dfhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15128https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525222https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4dfhttps://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.12
2018-01-14
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