CVE-2017-1000364 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass the Linux kernel stack guard page to potentially achieve privilege escalation or code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-1000364?

CVE-2017-1000364 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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).

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000364?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (40)
kernel Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-PAE Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-PAE-devel Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-debug Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-debug-devel Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-devel Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-doc Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-headers Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-xen Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-xen-devel Red Hat:rhel_aus:5.9All versions0:2.6.18-348.33.2.el5
kernel-default SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.20.2
kernel-default SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.24.2
kernel-source SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.20.2
kernel-source SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.24.2
kernel-syms SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.20.2
kernel-syms SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.24.2
kernel-default SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.20.2
kernel-default SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2All versions4.4.59-92.24.2
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_0 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions7-21.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_1 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions7-3.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions6-3.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions6-3.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions6-3.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_5 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions4-3.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_6 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions3-3.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_7 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions2-3.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_8 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions1-2.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_8 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions2-2.1
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_9 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12All versions1-2.3
kernel-ec2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12All versions3.12.61-52.77.1
kernel-ec2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12All versions3.12.61-52.80.1
kernel-ec2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12All versions3.12.74-60.64.45.1
kernel-ec2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12All versions3.12.74-60.64.48.1
kernel-default SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3All versions3.0.101-0.47.105.1
kernel-ec2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3All versions3.0.101-0.47.105.1

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000364?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-1000364 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-1000364 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000364, GHSA-8495-qjxw-fcp2, RHSA-2017:1483, SUSE-SU-2017:1615-1, SUSE-SU-2017:1617-1, SUSE-SU-2017:1618-1 and 40 more.

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