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CVE-2017-8068

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8068 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically versions 4.9.x before 4.9.11, due to an incorrect interaction between the pegasus.c USB network driver and the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating that an attacker with local access could cause a system crash, memory corruption, or potentially other unspecified impacts. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

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
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 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-2017-8068Moderate

kernel: pegasus.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option

Feb 4, 2017

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/5593523f968bc86d42a035c6df47d5e0979b5ace
Patch
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Patch
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.11
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98000
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/98008
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry