Description
The sg_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel heap-memory locations via an SG_GET_REQUEST_TABLE ioctl call for /dev/sg0.
Published: 2017-10-03
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6467 The sg_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel heap-memory locations via an SG_GET_REQUEST_TABLE ioctl call for /dev/sg0.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3469-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3469-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3754-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:22.551Z

Reserved: 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14991

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-04T01:29:03.183

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14991

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14991 - Bugzilla

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