CVE-2017-8070
published 2017-04-23CVE-2017-8070: drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a…
PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.45%
36.9th percentile
drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.9.13-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.9.13-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.9.13-1 | 4.9.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.9.13-1 | 4.9.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.9.13-1 | 4.9.13-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.9.13-1 | 4.9.13-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Red Hat
kernel: catc.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option
vendor_redhat·2017-02-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-8070 [HIGH] kernel: catc.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option
kernel: catc.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option
drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: realtime-kernel (Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2017-8070: linux - drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorre...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-8070 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8070: linux - drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorre...
drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.9.13-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.9.13-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.9.13-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.9.13-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.9.13-1)
GHSA
GHSA-32qp-m37f-56j9: drivers/net/usb/catc
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-8070 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-32qp-m37f-56j9: drivers/net/usb/catc
drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
OSV
CVE-2017-8070: drivers/net/usb/catc
osv·2017-04-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-8070 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8070: drivers/net/usb/catc
drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8063 CVE-2017-8064 CVE-2017-8065 CVE-2017-8067 CVE-2017-8068 CVE-2017-8069 CVE-2017-8070 kernel: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-04-25·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-8063 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8063 CVE-2017-8064 CVE-2017-8065 CVE-2017-8067 CVE-2017-8068 CVE-2017-8069 CVE-2017-8070 kernel: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-8063 CVE-2017-8064 CVE-2017-8065 CVE-2017-8067 CVE-2017-8068 CVE-2017-8069 CVE-2017-8070 kernel: various flaws [fedora-all]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-8070 kernel: catc.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option
bugzilla·2017-04-25·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-8070 [HIGH] CVE-2017-8070 kernel: catc.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option
CVE-2017-8070 kernel: catc.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option
drivers/net/usb/catc.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11
interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows
local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory
corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging
use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d6a0e9de03ee658a9adc3bfb2f0ca55dff1e478
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1445344]
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All Fedora releases have been on 4.10.x or newer for some time now.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98011https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d6a0e9de03ee658a9adc3bfb2f0ca55dff1e478https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d6a0e9de03ee658a9adc3bfb2f0ca55dff1e478http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98011https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d6a0e9de03ee658a9adc3bfb2f0ca55dff1e478https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d6a0e9de03ee658a9adc3bfb2f0ca55dff1e478
2017-04-23
Published