CVE-2017-17741

Published: Dec 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 4.0

Source: NVD

Description

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.14.7 allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory, aka a write_mmio stack-based out-of-bounds read, related to arch/x86/kvm/x86.c and include/trace/events/kvm.h.

Affected (2)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.14.7

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 9.0

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (26)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102227

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg160796.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102227