CVE-2017-1000364
An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be "jumped" over (the stack guard page is bypassed), this affects Linux Kernel versions 4.11.5 and earlier (the…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be "jumped" over (the stack guard page is bypassed), this affects Linux Kernel versions 4.11.5 and earlier (the stackguard page was introduced in 2010).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.19% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 October 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 5.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99130Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038724
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1482
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1483
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1484
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1485
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1486
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1487
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1488
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1489
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1490
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1491
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1567
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1712
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000364Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10205
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10207
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03800en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45625/
- https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000364/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7020973Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3886
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99130Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038724
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1482
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1483
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.