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CVE-2017-7477

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7477 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the MACsec module of the Linux kernel (through version 4.10.12). This flaw, stemming from an error in the skb_to_sgvec function, could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), exploitation requires low privileges and high attack complexity, but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no known public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.6, < 4.9.28CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 4.10.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.0HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 1,516 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-514.26.1.rt56.442.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.26.1.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7477Important

kernel: net: Heap overflow in skb_to_sgvec in macsec.c

Apr 24, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1615
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1616
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit
Patch
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/98014
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038500
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry