CVE-2017-1000380: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-1000380 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 12Timeline
- 17-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
54%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.72% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat46 products
- kernel< 0:3.10.0-693.11.1.el7
- kernel-abi-whitelists< 0:3.10.0-693.11.1.el7
- kernel-bootwrapper< 0:3.10.0-693.11.1.el7
- kernel-debug< 0:3.10.0-693.11.1.el7
- kernel-debug-debuginfo< 0:3.10.0-693.11.1.el7
Ubuntu17 products
- linux< 3.13.0-125.174 | < 4.4.0-87.110
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1026.35
- linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- linux< 4.11.6-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 4.11.4
4 vendors · 65 products
References
37 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ba3021b2c79b2fa9114f92790a99deb27a65b728X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/12/2X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01X Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d11662f4f798b50d8c8743f433842c3e40fe3378X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory