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CVE-2017-7346

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7346 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically within the vmwgfx driver (vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl function). A local attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted ioctl call to a /dev/dri/renderD* device, leading to a system hang. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, resulting in high impact through system unavailability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploits available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
30.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0038 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7346Low

kernel: drm/vmwgfx: limit the number of mip levels in vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl()

Mar 30, 2017

References

marc.info
PatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
lists.freedesktop.org / archives/dri-devel/2017-March/137429.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3927
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3945
securityfocus.com / bid/97257
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry