CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8062

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel versions 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.4, there is a bug in dw2102.c that interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option. This can lead to system crashes or memory corruption by local users.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience system crashes or memory corruption, potentially leading to service interruptions and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.10.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dw2102.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.4 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS