CVE-2017-1000380

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <4.11.5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.

References (12)

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ba3021b2c79b2fa9114f92790a99deb27a65b728

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d11662f4f798b50d8c8743f433842c3e40fe3378

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.5

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/12/2

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99121

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3295

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ba3021b2c79b2fa9114f92790a99deb27a65b728

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[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d11662f4f798b50d8c8743f433842c3e40fe3378

[Vendor Advisory] https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3315

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3322

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0033

EPSS Percentile 55.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.11.4

n/a/n/a

Published Jun 17, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026