VDB
CVE-2017-5546
CVE-2017-5546
PUBLISHED
The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c in the Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x before 4.9.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (duplicate freelist entries and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the selection of a large value for a random number.
EPSS 0.04% · 11.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
11.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0, 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1, * |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1004.4, 5.13.0-1010.11+22.04.1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1012.12, 4.15.0-1004.4, 4.15.0-1003.3 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2019.20, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1080.83+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1083.87+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm2.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.3.0-1014.16, 0, 5.3.0-1007.8 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.18.0-17.18~18.04.1, 5.3.0-74.70, 5.3.0-73.69 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1032.35, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-36.41, 5.4.0-34.38, 5.4.0-33.37 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1003.3, 4.15.0-1032.34, 4.15.0-1034.36 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.4.0-1081.87, 5.4.0-1083.89, 5.4.0-1084.90 |
Timeline
- Feb 6, 2017 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-2017-5546 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5546 third-party-advisory