CVE-2017-14991

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-10-03

Description

The sg_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel heap-memory locations via an SG_GET_REQUEST_TABLE ioctl call for /dev/sg0.

See more information about CVE-2017-14991 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4855	2019-11-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.40.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4823	2019-10-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4855	2019-11-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.40.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4823	2019-10-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2019-4854	2019-11-20
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2019-0047	2019-10-16

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