What is CVE-2017-15128?

CVE-2017-15128 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2017-15128 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-15128?

CVE-2017-15128 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:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-15128?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-15128. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-15128 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-15128 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2017-15128

Medium

A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of size check could cause a denial of service (BUG).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-01-14

Last modified 2024-11-21

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

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2017-15128 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-15128 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15128

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.12

Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4df
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525222
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e3921471354244f70fe268586ff94a97a6dd4df
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-15128

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-01-14

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15128?

CVE-2017-15128 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2017-15128 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-15128?

CVE-2017-15128 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:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-15128?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-15128. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-15128 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-15128 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →