CVE-2017-5548 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions 4.9.x before 4.9.6, specifically within the drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c component when CONFIG_VMAP_STACK is enabled. This local vulnerability, rated High severity (CVSS 7.8), allows an attacker to cause a system crash or memory corruption, or potentially other unspecified impacts, by manipulating DMA scatterlists to consume excessive virtual pages. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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