CVE-2017-10911: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-10911 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 11Timeline
- 05-07-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The make_response function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.8 allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS (or other guest OS) kernel memory by leveraging the copying of uninitialized padding fields in Xen block-interface response structures, aka XSA-216.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
40%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.46% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot 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.
Ubuntu18 products
- linux< 3.13.0-135.184 | < 4.4.0-98.121
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1039.48
- linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-gcp< 4.10.0-1008.8
Debian2 products
- linux< 4.11.11-1
- qemu< 1:2.8+dfsg-7
Alpine1 product
- xen< 4.9.0-r0 | < 4.6.6-r0 | < 4.7.3-r0 | < 4.8.2-r0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 4.11.7
4 vendors · 22 products
References
23 links
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.8X Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/089bc0143f489bd3a4578bdff5f4ca68fb26f341X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT