CVE-2017-17741: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-17741 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.6% 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 23 · Related 13Timeline
- 18-12-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.14.7 allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory, aka a write_mmio stack-based out-of-bounds read, related to arch/x86/kvm/x86.c and include/trace/events/kvm.h.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- 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
0.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.47% 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.
Ubuntu22 products
- linux< 3.13.0-144.193 | < 4.4.0-119.143
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1016.16 | < 4.4.0-1054.63
- linux-azure< 4.13.0-1014.17
- linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 4.14.7-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 4.14.7
3 vendors · 25 products
References
25 links
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory