What is CVE-2017-1000380?

CVE-2017-1000380 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2017-1000380 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-1000380?

CVE-2017-1000380 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-1000380?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-1000380. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-1000380 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-1000380 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2017-1000380

Medium

sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-06-17

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2017-1000380 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-1000380 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99121

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3295
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3315
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3322
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ba3021b2c79b2fa9114f92790a99deb27a65b728
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d11662f4f798b50d8c8743f433842c3e40fe3378
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/12/2
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-1000380

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-06-17

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000380?

CVE-2017-1000380 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2017-1000380 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-1000380?

CVE-2017-1000380 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-1000380?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-1000380. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-1000380 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-1000380 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →