CVE-2017-1000380
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.11.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.11.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.11.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.11.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.11.6-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ba3021b2c79b2fa9114f92790a99deb27a65b728
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d11662f4f798b50d8c8743f433842c3e40fe3378
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/12/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99121
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3295
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3315
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3322
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ba3021b2c79b2fa9114f92790a99deb27a65b728
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d11662f4f798b50d8c8743f433842c3e40fe3378
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000380.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000380
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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