What is CVE-2017-1000407?

CVE-2017-1000407 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4 out of 10. CVE-2017-1000407 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-1000407?

CVE-2017-1000407 has a CVSS score of 7.4 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-1000407?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-1000407 patch availability.

Is CVE-2017-1000407 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-1000407 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-1000407

High

The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-12-11

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.4

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-754

CVE-2017-1000407 is classified as CWE-754

See CWE-754 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

17 total

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/04/2

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Spinics
https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg159809.html

Patch
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102038

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062

Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-1000407

Severity High

CVSS score 7.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-12-11

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000407?

CVE-2017-1000407 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4 out of 10 . CVE-2017-1000407 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-1000407?

CVE-2017-1000407 has a CVSS score of 7.4 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-1000407?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2017-1000407 patch availability.
Is CVE-2017-1000407 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2017-1000407 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.