High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8065
CVE-2017-8065
Description
crypto/ccm.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x and 4.10.x through 4.10.12 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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3b30460c5b0ed762be75a004e924ec3f8711e032nvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97994nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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