5.5

CVE-2017-15121: red hat, inc. red hat enterprise linux Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15121DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15121
Published 06-12-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15121 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in red hat, inc. red hat enterprise linux. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
RHSA-2018:0676RHSA-2018:1062RHSA-2018:1854

Timeline

  1. 06-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A non-privileged user is able to mount a fuse filesystem on RHEL 6 or 7 and crash a system if an application punches a hole in a file that does not end aligned to a page boundary.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu11 products
  • linux< 3.11.0-12.19 | < 4.2.0-16.19 | < 4.13.0-16.19
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1002.2 | < 4.4.0-1001.10 | < 4.15.0-1001.1
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1 | < 4.11.0-1009.9 | < 4.15.0-1002.2
  • linux-gcp< 4.10.0-1004.4 | < 4.15.0-1001.1
  • linux-gke< 4.4.0-1003.3
Redhat7 products
Debian1 product
  • linux< 3.11.5-1
Red hat, inc.1 product

4 vendors · 20 products

References

9 links