Is CVE-2017-5967 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5967 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5967?

CVE-2017-5967 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5967?

CVE-2017-5967 has an EPSS score of 0.33% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5967?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.9.13-1 or later. Fixes are available for 35 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5967

MEDIUM

4.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.9.13-1CVE-2017-5967

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1090.94USN-4904-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-1126.140USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1090-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1090.94USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1091-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1091.100USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1126-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1126.140USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1150-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1150.161USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1154-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1154.164USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-208-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240~14.04.1USN-4904-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-208-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240~14.04.1USN-4904-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-208-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240~14.04.1USN-4904-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240USN-4904-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1090.87USN-4904-1

Fixed in:4.4.0.1126.131USN-4904-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.181USN-4904-1

linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.181USN-4904-1

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1091.89USN-4904-1

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.181USN-4904-1

linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1150.150USN-4904-1

linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1154.146USN-4904-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.214USN-4904-1

linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.208.181USN-4904-1

linux-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1091.100USN-4904-1

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-208.240~14.04.1USN-4904-1

linux-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1150.161USN-4904-1

linux-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1154.164USN-4904-1

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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

git.kernel.org

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.kernel.org

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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