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CVE-2017-0861

high

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0861

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html

https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=362bca57f5d78220f8b5907b875961af9436e229

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102329

http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-commits/2017-December/059967.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-11-16

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00189