Is CVE-2017-5577 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5577 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5577?

CVE-2017-5577 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5577?

CVE-2017-5577 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5577?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.9.6-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5577

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The vc4_get_bcl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c in the VideoCore DRM driver in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 does not set an errno value upon certain overflow detections, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) via inconsistent size values in a VC4_SUBMIT_CL ioctl call.

CWE-388

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.9.6-1CVE-2017-5577

linux-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1USN-3342-2

linux-image-4.8.0-58-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1USN-3342-2

linux-image-4.8.0-58-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1USN-3342-2

linux-image-4.8.0-58-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1USN-3342-2

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch5

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-388 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-1002105	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-8745	High	7.5	16%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-0155	High	8.6	7.9%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-9778	High	7.5	6.8%	-	-
CVE-2014-9841	Critical	9.8	3.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-9826	Critical	9.8	3.7%	-	Fix

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