Is CVE-2017-7374 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-7374 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-7374?

CVE-2017-7374 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-7374?

CVE-2017-7374 has an EPSS score of 0.80% (52th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7374?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.9.25-1 or later. Fixes are available for 21 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7374

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/crypto/ in the Linux kernel before 4.10.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly gain privileges by revoking keyring keys being used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, causing cryptographic transform objects to be freed prematurely.

CWE-416Use After Free CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.9.25-1CVE-2017-7374

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96USN-3265-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1016.25USN-3265-1

linux-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1012.12USN-3265-1

linux-hweUbuntu

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

linux-image-4.4.0-1012-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1012.12USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1016.25USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1054-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1054.61USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1057-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1057.61USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-75-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1USN-3265-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-75-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1USN-3265-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-75-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1USN-3265-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-75-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1USN-3265-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-75-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1USN-3265-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96USN-3265-1

linux-image-4.4.0-75-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1USN-3265-2

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96USN-3265-1

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

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1USN-3265-2

linux-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1054.61USN-3265-1

linux-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1057.61USN-3265-1

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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