CVE-2017-15128 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically versions prior to 4.13.12, and various Red Hat Enterprise Linux products. The flaw resides in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function due to an insufficient size check, which can lead to a system crash (BUG). With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited locally with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.13.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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