CVE-2017-11473
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 20, 2017 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:01 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu Linux
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Buffer overflow in the mp_override_legacy_irq() function in arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c in the Linux kernel through 3.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ACPI table.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 3.2.953.17 ≤ v < 3.18.633.19 ≤ v < 4.1.443.3 ≤ v < 3.16.504.10 ≤ v < 4.12.44.2 ≤ v < 4.4.794.5 ≤ v < 4.9.40
Affected range stops below 3.16.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.63, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.95, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.44, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.12.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.79, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=70ac67826602edf8c0ccb413e5ba7eacf597a60c
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=96301209473afd3f2f274b91cb7082d161b9be65
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=dad5ab0db8deac535d03e3fe3d8f2892173fa6a4
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
References (7)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100010Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0654x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=70ac67826602edf8c0ccb413e5ba7eacf597a60cx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=96301209473afd3f2f274b91cb7082d161b9be65x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=dad5ab0db8deac535d03e3fe3d8f2892173fa6a4x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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