7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-9985

Published: 28/06/2017 Updated: 24/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The snd_msndmidi_input_read function in sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midi.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 4.11.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (over-boundary access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing the value of a message queue head pointer between two kernel reads of that value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

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Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel ...
The snd_msndmidi_input_read function in sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midic in the Linux kernel through 4117 allows local users to cause a denial of service (over-boundary access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing the value of a message queue head pointer between two kernel reads of that value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability ...
The snd_msndmidi_input_read function in sound/isa/msnd/msnd_midic in the Linux kernel before 413, 4950, 4499 and 4145 allows local users to cause a denial of service (over-boundary access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing the value of a message queue head pointer between two kernel reads of that value, aka a "double fet ...