CVE-2017-7346

Summary

CVECVE-2017-7346
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-30 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.7 does not validate certain levels data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1437431 – (CVE-2017-7346) CVE-2017-7346 kernel: drm/vmwgfx: limit the number of mip levels in vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3945-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3927-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'[PATCH] kernel: drm/vmwgfx: limit the number of mip levels in vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl()' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-7346 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[PATCH] kernel: drm/vmwgfx: limit the number of mip levels in vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.freedesktop.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670634 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2392)
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