VDB
CVE-2017-18255
CVE-2017-18255
PUBLISHED
The perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value, as demonstrated by an incorrect sample-rate calculation.
EPSS 0.11% · 29.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.11%
29.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.4.0-1076.82, 5.4.0-1080.86, 5.4.0-1081.87 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS | linux-fips | 4.4.0-1006.6, 0, 4.4.0-1003.3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1, 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1, 4.10.0-32.36~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1, 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1, 6.11.0-25.25~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | 6.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1013.14~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1008.8, 5.15.0-1004.4, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1012.12, 4.4.0-1015.18, 4.4.0-1013.14 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 0, 6.8.0-2019.20 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.4.0-17.33, 4.4.0-43.63, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1012.16, 4.4.0-1044.51, 4.4.0-1046.53 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.10.0-1008.8, 4.10.0-1004.4, 4.10.0-1006.6 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-53.89, 3.13.0-53.88, 3.13.0-52.86 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 0, 5.15.0-1032.35 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1008.8~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | *, 6.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1052.60~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1056.64~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1057.65~20.04.1.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1003.3, 4.4.0-1005.5, 4.4.0-1009.9 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.3.0-1015.17, 5.3.0-1017.19, 5.3.0-1007.8 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-111.134~14.04.1, *, * |
…and 4 more
Timeline
- Mar 31, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18255 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1572e45a924f254d9570093abde46430c3172e3d third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3696-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3696-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3754-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18255 third-party-advisory