CVE-2017-8831: Medium severity linux kernel vulnerability

Published May 8, 2017
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Updated

Last updated 29 November 2024

Other sources

The saa7164busget function in drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing a certain sequence-number value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel<=4.11.5
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-16.12.27-1

Event History

May 8, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:10 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:10 AM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:41 PM
Description
Dec 5, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:06 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Mar 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·03:49 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2017-8831.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8831?

The severity of CVE-2017-8831 is not specified in the description.

3

How does CVE-2017-8831 affect Linux?

CVE-2017-8831 affects the Linux kernel through version 4.11.5.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2017-8831?

The impact of CVE-2017-8831 is a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or other unspecified impact.

5

How can I fix CVE-2017-8831?

To fix CVE-2017-8831, update your Linux kernel to version 4.13~ or higher.

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