CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2017-5548 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.0)
Published
2017-02-06
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel / 4.9
  • linux / linux_kernel / 4.9.1
  • linux / linux_kernel / 4.9.2
  • linux / linux_kernel / 4.9.3
  • linux / linux_kernel / 4.9.4
  • linux / linux_kernel / 4.9.5

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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