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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-1000407

The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic.

HIGH 7.4EPSS 1.22%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic.

CVSS 3.0
7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.22% probability · 67th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-754
Affected
redhat/virtualization host · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.