What is CVE-2017-5577?

CVE-2017-5577 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2017-5577 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5577?

CVE-2017-5577 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-2017-5577?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-5577. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-5577 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-5577 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-5577

Medium

The vc4_get_bcl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c in the VideoCore DRM driver in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 does not set an errno value upon certain overflow detections, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) via inconsistent size values in a VC4_SUBMIT_CL ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-02-06

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

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-388

CVE-2017-5577 is classified as CWE-388

See CWE-388 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-5577 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.7

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95765

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b8ac63847bc2f958dd93c09edc941a0118992d9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416437
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-5577

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-02-06

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5577?

CVE-2017-5577 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2017-5577 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5577?

CVE-2017-5577 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-2017-5577?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-5577. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-5577 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-5577 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.