| Revision Date: | 2017-06-13 | Version: | 1 | | Title: | CVE-2017-9605 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low. | | Description: | The vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl function (accessible via DRM_IOCTL_VMW_GB_SURFACE_CREATE) in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.4 defines a backup_handle variable but does not give it an initial value. If one attempts to create a GB surface, with a previously allocated DMA buffer to be used as a backup buffer, the backup_handle variable does not get written to and is then later returned to user space, allowing local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call. Murray McAllister discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPUs in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory).
| | Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability | | Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2017-9605
| | Platform(s): | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
| Product(s): | | | Definition Synopsis | | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed. AND Package Information
The 'linux' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.13.0-125.174').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-aws' package in trusty is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1002.2').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-azure' package in trusty is not affected (note: '4.15.0-1023.24~14.04.1').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'end-of-life').
OR The 'linux-lts-xenial' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-87.110~14.04.1').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
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