kernel: Information leak in the scsi driver
Published Oct 3, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.13.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG-2 as a code with the flaw is not present in the products listed.
References (10)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf9 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.4 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101187 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14991 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500366 Issue Tracking
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-6467 Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf9 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14991
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14991
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf9 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101187 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14991 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500366 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-6467 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3e0097499839e0fe3af380410eababe5a47c4cf9 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14991 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14991 |
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