CVE-2017-8065 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Linux kernel versions 4.9.x and 4.10.x through 4.10.12. It arises from incorrect interaction between crypto/ccm.c and the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, allowing local users to trigger a system crash or memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires local access and has low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.9CPE 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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