CVE-2017-8831 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

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CVE-2017-8831 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 63ac601c421ad3f087ec68a99300cc5058d1cc54

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c /drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c

Vulnerability Details

The saa7164_bus_get function in drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing a certain sequence-number value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Publish Date: 2017-05-08

URL: CVE-2017-8831

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.4)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Physical - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8831

Release Date: 2017-05-08

Fix Resolution: v4.13-rc1

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.