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CVE-2017-8065

25
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
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 69th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-8065Moderate

kernel: crypto/ccm.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option

Feb 27, 2017

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/3b30460c5b0ed762be75a004e924ec3f8711e032
Patch
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97994
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry