CVE-2017-8063 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel versions 4.9.x and 4.10.x before 4.10.12, specifically within the drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c component when interacting with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a system crash, and potentially other unspecified impacts, by manipulating DMA scatterlists. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it has a low attack complexity and requires local privileges, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.9, < 4.9.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.10, < 4.10.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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