CVE-2017-11473

Public on 2017-07-20

Modified on 2017-11-03

Description

Buffer overflow in the mp_override_legacy_irq() function in arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ACPI table.

Severity

Low

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CVSS v3 Base Score

6.4

See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	kernel	2017-08-17 18:09	ALAS-2017-870

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	6.4	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	CVSSv2	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD	CVSSv3	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2017-11473 Mitre: CVE-2017-11473 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity