CVE-2017-14991

low-risk
Published 2017-10-04

The sg_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel heap-memory locations via an SG_GET_REQUEST_TABLE ioctl call for /dev/sg0.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e0097...
Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101187
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf...
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e0097...
Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.4
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101187
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf...
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal