CVE-2017-1000407

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-1000407
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.004580000 probability, percentile 0.641990000 (date 2026-05-17)

Problem Types: CWE-754 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.4HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.1AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.15 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 4.15 rc2 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization Host 4.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
USN-3617-2: Linux (HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3619-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3583-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1200-1] linux security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2017-1000407 - Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4073-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[PATCH 1/2] KVM: VMX: remove I/O port 0x80 bypass on Intel hosts — Linux KVM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.spinics.net Patch
oss-security - CVE-2017-1000407 Kernel: KVM: DoS via write flood to I/O port 0x80 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4082-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3617-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3619-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3632-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3583-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
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