5.5

CVE-2017-9605: linux linux_kernel

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9605DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9605
Published 13-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9605 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.2% 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 10 · Related 5
DSA-3927-1DSA-3945-1MGASA-2017-0186MGASA-2017-0187MGASA-2017-0188USN-3360-1

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl function (accessible via DRM_IOCTL_VMW_GB_SURFACE_CREATE) in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.4 defines a backup_handle variable but does not give it an initial value. If one attempts to create a GB surface, with a previously allocated DMA buffer to be used as a backup buffer, the backup_handle variable does not get written to and is then later returned to user space, allowing local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call.

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.

Ubuntu16 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-125.174 | < 4.4.0-87.110
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1026.35
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-gcpAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.11.6-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 18 products

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