Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16939 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:101954

Info

Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16939 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 101954
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2017-16939
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Nov 24 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 21 2018 03:00PM
Credit: Mohamed Ghannam
Vulnerable: Redhat Enterprise Mrg 2
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Linux kernel 4.13.10
Linux kernel 4.13.6
Linux kernel 4.13.4
Linux kernel 4.13.3
Linux kernel 4.12.9
Linux kernel 4.12.3
Linux kernel 4.12.2
Linux kernel 4.11.9
Linux kernel 4.11.5
Linux kernel 4.11.4
Linux kernel 4.11.3
Linux kernel 4.11.2
Linux kernel 4.11.1
Linux kernel 4.11
Linux kernel 4.10.15
Linux kernel 4.10.13
Linux kernel 4.10.12
Linux kernel 4.10.10
Linux kernel 4.10.6
Linux kernel 4.10
Linux kernel 4.9.13
Linux kernel 4.9.8
Linux kernel 4.9.4
Linux kernel 4.9.3
Linux kernel 4.8.11
Linux kernel 4.7.4
Linux kernel 4.4.30
Linux kernel 4.4.29
Linux kernel 4.4.28
Linux kernel 4.4.27
Linux kernel 4.4.25
Linux kernel 4.4.24
+ SuSE Linux 7.2
Linux kernel 4.4.23
Linux kernel 4.4.7
Linux kernel 4.4.2
Linux kernel 4.2.3
Linux kernel 4.1.4
Linux kernel 4.1.1
Linux kernel 3.7.1
Linux kernel 3.6.11
Linux kernel 3.6.10
Linux kernel 3.6.9
Linux kernel 3.6.8
Linux kernel 3.6.7
Linux kernel 3.6.6
Linux kernel 3.6.5
Linux kernel 3.6.4
Linux kernel 3.6.3
Linux kernel 3.6.2
Linux kernel 3.6.1
Linux kernel 3.5.7
Linux kernel 3.5.6
Linux kernel 3.5.5
Linux kernel 3.5.4
Linux kernel 3.5.3
Linux kernel 3.5.2
Linux kernel 3.5.1
Linux kernel 3.4.88
Linux kernel 3.4.87
Linux kernel 3.4.86
Linux kernel 3.4.80
Linux kernel 3.4.76
Linux kernel 3.4.73
Linux kernel 3.4.72
Linux kernel 3.4.71
Linux kernel 3.4.64
Linux kernel 3.4.58
Linux kernel 3.4.42
Linux kernel 3.4.36
Linux kernel 3.4.32
Linux kernel 3.4.31
Linux kernel 3.4.27
Linux kernel 3.4.26
Linux kernel 3.4.25
Linux kernel 3.4.21
Linux kernel 3.4.20
Linux kernel 3.4.19
Linux kernel 3.4.18
Linux kernel 3.4.17
Linux kernel 3.4.16
Linux kernel 3.4.15
Linux kernel 3.4.14
Linux kernel 3.4.13
Linux kernel 3.4.12
Linux kernel 3.4.11
Linux kernel 3.4.10
Linux kernel 3.4.9
Linux kernel 3.4.8
Linux kernel 3.4.7
Linux kernel 3.4.6
Linux kernel 3.4.5
Linux kernel 3.4.4
Linux kernel 3.4.3
Linux kernel 3.4.2
Linux kernel 3.4.1
Linux kernel 3.3.5
Linux kernel 3.3.4
Linux kernel 3.3.2
Linux kernel 3.2.82
Linux kernel 3.2.72
Linux kernel 3.2.62
Linux kernel 3.2.57
Linux kernel 3.2.56
Linux kernel 3.2.51
Linux kernel 3.2.24
Linux kernel 3.2.23
Linux kernel 3.2.13
Linux kernel 3.2.12
Linux kernel 3.2.9
Linux kernel 3.2.1
Linux kernel 3.1.8
Linux kernel 3.0.98
Linux kernel 3.0.75
Linux kernel 3.0.72
Linux kernel 3.0.69
Linux kernel 3.0.65
Linux kernel 3.0.60
Linux kernel 3.0.59
Linux kernel 3.0.58
Linux kernel 3.0.37
Linux kernel 3.0.34
Linux kernel 3.0.5
Linux kernel 3.0.4
Linux kernel 3.0.2
Linux kernel 3.0.1
Linux kernel 2.6.39
Linux kernel 2.6.38
Linux kernel 2.6.37
Linux kernel 2.6.36
Linux kernel 2.6.35
Linux kernel 2.6.34
Linux kernel 2.6.33
Linux kernel 2.6.32
Linux kernel 2.6.31
Linux kernel 2.6.30
Linux kernel 2.6.29
Linux kernel 2.6.28
Linux kernel 2.6.27
Linux kernel 2.6.26
Linux kernel 2.6.25
Linux kernel 2.6.24
Linux kernel 2.6.23
Linux kernel 2.6.22
Linux kernel 2.6.21
Linux kernel 2.6.20
Linux kernel 2.6.19
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Linux kernel 2.6.17
Linux kernel 2.6.16
Linux kernel 2.6.15
Linux kernel 2.6.14 .7
Linux kernel 2.6.14 .6
Linux kernel 2.6.14 .5
Linux kernel 2.6.14 .4
Linux kernel 2.6.14 .3
Linux kernel 2.6.14 .2
Linux kernel 2.6.14 .1
Linux kernel 2.6.14
Linux kernel 2.6.13
Linux kernel 2.6.12
Linux kernel 2.6.11
Linux kernel 2.6.10
Linux kernel 2.6.9
Linux kernel 2.6.8
Linux kernel 2.6.4
Linux kernel 2.6.3
Linux kernel 2.6.2
Linux kernel 2.6.1
Linux kernel 2.6
Linux kernel 2.5.1
Linux kernel 4.9.9
Linux kernel 4.9.11
Linux kernel 4.8.7
Linux kernel 4.8.6
Linux kernel 4.8.3
Linux kernel 4.8.13
Linux kernel 4.8.12
Linux kernel 4.8.1
Linux kernel 4.7.9
Linux kernel 4.6.3
Linux kernel 4.6.2
Linux kernel 4.6.1
Linux kernel 4.5.5
Linux kernel 4.4.38
Linux kernel 4.4.26
Linux kernel 4.4.14
Linux kernel 4.4.1
Linux kernel 4.4.0-57
Linux kernel 4.3.3
Linux kernel 4.2.8
Linux kernel 4.13.5
Linux kernel 4.13.2
Linux kernel 4.13.1
Linux kernel 4.12.10
Linux kernel 4.12.1
Linux kernel 4.11.8
Linux kernel 4.11.7
Linux kernel 4.10.9
Linux kernel 4.10.8
Linux kernel 4.10.7
Linux kernel 4.10.5
Linux kernel 4.10.3
Linux kernel 4.10.2
Linux kernel 4.10.11
Linux kernel 4.10.1
Linux kernel 4.1.15
Linux kernel 4.1-rc6
Linux kernel 3.7
Linux kernel 3.6
Linux kernel 3.5
Linux kernel 3.4.93
Linux kernel 3.4.81
Linux kernel 3.4.70
Linux kernel 3.4.67
Linux kernel 3.4.29
Linux kernel 3.4
Linux kernel 3.3
Linux kernel 3.2.81
Linux kernel 3.2.78
Linux kernel 3.2.65
Linux kernel 3.2.64
Linux kernel 3.2.63
Linux kernel 3.2.60
Linux kernel 3.2.55
Linux kernel 3.2.54
Linux kernel 3.2.53
Linux kernel 3.2.52
Linux kernel 3.2.50
Linux kernel 3.2.44
Linux kernel 3.2.42
Linux kernel 3.2.38
Linux kernel 3.2.2
Linux kernel 3.2
Linux kernel 3.16.0-28
Linux kernel 3.12.22
Linux kernel 3.10
Linux kernel 3.1
Linux kernel 3.0.66
Linux kernel 3.0.62
Linux kernel 3.0.18
Linux kernel 3.0-rc1
Linux kernel 3.0
Linux kernel 2.6.8.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Linux kernel 2.6.38.6
Linux kernel 2.6.38.4
Linux kernel 2.6.38.3
Linux kernel 2.6.38.2
Linux kernel 2.6.37.2
Linux kernel 2.6.35.5
Linux kernel 2.6.35.4
Linux kernel 2.6.35.13
Linux kernel 2.6.35.1
Linux kernel 2.6.34.3
Linux kernel 2.6.34.2
Linux kernel 2.6.34.14
Linux kernel 2.6.34.13
Linux kernel 2.6.34.1
Linux kernel 2.6.33.7
Linux kernel 2.6.32.8
Linux kernel 2.6.32.7
Linux kernel 2.6.32.62
Linux kernel 2.6.32.61
Linux kernel 2.6.32.60
Linux kernel 2.6.32.6
Linux kernel 2.6.32.5
Linux kernel 2.6.32.4
Linux kernel 2.6.32.3
Linux kernel 2.6.32.28
Linux kernel 2.6.32.22
Linux kernel 2.6.32.2
Linux kernel 2.6.32.18
Linux kernel 2.6.32.17
Linux kernel 2.6.32.16
Linux kernel 2.6.32.15
Linux kernel 2.6.32.14
Linux kernel 2.6.32.13
Linux kernel 2.6.32.12
Linux kernel 2.6.32.11
Linux kernel 2.6.32.10
Linux kernel 2.6.32.1
Linux kernel 2.6.20.3
Linux kernel 2.6.20.2
Linux kernel 2.6.20.13
Linux kernel 2.6.20.11
Linux kernel 2.6.18.1
Linux kernel 2.6.18
Linux kernel 2.6.16.9
Linux kernel 2.6.16.7
Linux kernel 2.6.16.19
Linux kernel 2.6.16.13
Linux kernel 2.6.16.12
Linux kernel 2.6.16.11
Linux kernel 2.6.15.5
Linux kernel 2.6.15.4
Linux kernel 2.6.15.11
Linux kernel 2.6.14.3
Linux kernel 2.6.14.2
Linux kernel 2.6.14.1
Linux kernel 2.6.13.4
Linux kernel 2.6.13.3
Linux kernel 2.6.13.2
Linux kernel 2.6.13.1
Linux kernel 2.6.12.6
Linux kernel 2.6.12.5
Linux kernel 2.6.12.4
Linux kernel 2.6.12.3
Linux kernel 2.6.12.2
Linux kernel 2.6.12.1
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable: Linux kernel 4.13.11

Discussion

Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16939 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers may exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause a denial-of-service condition.

Versions prior to Linux kernel 4.13.11 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16939 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16939 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Linux Kernel CVE-2017-16939 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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