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CVE-2017-8069

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8069 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rtl8150 USB network driver, specifically affecting versions 4.9.x before 4.9.11. This flaw arises from incorrect interaction with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, allowing local users to trigger a system crash, memory corruption, or other unspecified impacts. Rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), it requires local access and low attack complexity to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

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
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 74th 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-2017-8069Moderate

kernel: rtl8150.c interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option

Feb 4, 2017

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/7926aff5c57b577ab0f43364ff0c59d968f6a414
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 Notes
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
Mailing ListPatch