CVE-2017-8831

Description

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.

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/stoth68000/media-tree/commit/354dd3924a2e43806774953de536257548b5002c	third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99619	third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195559	issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540770/30/0/threaded	third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8831?: CVE-2017-8831 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8831?: To fix CVE-2017-8831, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8831 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-8831 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-125 – Out-of-bounds Read

References

Frequently Asked Questions