What is CVE-2017-16539?

CVE-2017-16539 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2017-16539 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-16539?

CVE-2017-16539 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-16539?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-16539. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-16539 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-16539 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-2017-16539

Medium

The DefaultLinuxSpec function in oci/defaults.go in Docker Moby through 17.03.2-ce does not block /proc/scsi pathnames, which allows attackers to trigger data loss (when certain older Linux kernels are used) by leveraging Docker container access to write a "scsi remove-single-device" line to /proc/scsi/scsi, aka SCSI MICDROP.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-11-04

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2017-16539 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-2017-16539 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Twitter
https://twitter.com/ewindisch/status/926443521820774401

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/35399
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/moby/moby/pull/35399/commits/a21ecdf3c8a343a7c94e4c4d01b178c87ca7aaa1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=150985062200941&w=2
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-16539

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.9 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2017-11-04

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16539?

CVE-2017-16539 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2017-16539 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-16539?

CVE-2017-16539 has a CVSS score of 5.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-16539?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-16539. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-16539 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-16539 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 →