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Status: WontFix
Owner:
groeck@chromium.org
Closed: Feb 2018
Cc:
wonderfly@google.com
zsm@chromium.org
chromeos-kernel-security-bug-access@google.com
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OS: Chrome
Pri: 3
Type: Bug-Security



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CVE-2017-16911 CrOS: Vulnerability reported in Linux kernel

Project Member Reported by vomit.go...@appspot.gserviceaccount.com, Feb 17 2018 
VOMIT (go/vomit) has received an external vulnerability report for the Linux kernel. 

Advisory: CVE-2017-16911
  Details: http://vomit.googleplex.com/advisory?id=CVE/CVE-2017-16911
  CVSS severity score: 1.9/10.0
  Description:

The vhci_hcd driver in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8 and 4.4.114 allows allows local attackers to disclose kernel memory addresses. Successful exploitation requires that a USB device is attached over IP.



This bug was filed by http://go/vomit
Please contact us at vomit-team@google.com if you need any assistance.

Comment 1 by groeck@chromium.org, Feb 17 2018

Cc: wonderfly@google.com zsm@chromium.org
Labels: Security_Severity-Low M-66 Security_Impact-Stable Pri-3
Owner: groeck@chromium.org
Status: WontFix (was: Untriaged)
Fixed in chromeos-4.14 with merge of v4.14.8. Fixed in chromeos-4.4 with merge of v4.4.114. Don't bother for older kernels since they leak kernel addresses to user space all over the place. Impact low, thus not needed in stable releases.
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