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Full vulnerability report · 2017
CVE-2017-16994High confidence

Affected product: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Unknown · Unknown

5.5MediumCVSS 3.0
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:Medium, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 2.08% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: As exposure requiresRemediation target: Within 365 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

5 package states
Package result overrides the generic status

BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 1 affected package state shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.

Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.14.2-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.14.2-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.14.2-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcelinuxVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.4.14.2-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2017-8162

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.

What

The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.

Why

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may obtain information outside the intended access boundary.

What

The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.

Why

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may obtain information outside the intended access boundary.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor → obtain information outside the intended access boundary
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-200 ↗

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-200Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-198Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

sécurité Ubuntu USN-3631-2 du 24 avril 2018 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3631-2/ Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-3632-1 du 24 avril 2018 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ Bulletin de sécurité Ubuntu USN-3633-1 du 24 avril 2018 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3633-1/ Référence CVE CVE-2017-0861 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0861 Référence CVE CVE-2017-1000407 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000407 Référence CVE CVE-2017-13305 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13305 Référence CVE CVE-2017-15129 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15129 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16538 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16538 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16994 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16994 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16995 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17448 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17448 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17450 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17741 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17741 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17805 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17805 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17806 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17806 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17807 Référence CVE CVE-2018-1000004 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?i

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-170Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

d?id=CVE-2017-16645 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16646 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16646 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16647 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16647 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16649 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16649 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16650 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16650 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16911 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16911 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16912 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16912 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16913 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16913 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16914 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16914 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16994 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16994 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16995 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16995 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17448 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17448 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17449 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17449 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17450 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17558 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17558 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17741 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17741 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17805 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17805 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17806 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-165Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

id=CVE-2017-1000407 Référence CVE CVE-2017-15129 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15129 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16532 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16532 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16537 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16537 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16645 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16645 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16646 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16646 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16647 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16647 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16649 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16649 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16650 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16650 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16994 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16994 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17448 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17448 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17450 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17741 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17741 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17805 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17805 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17806 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17806 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17807 Référence CVE CVE-2017-18204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18204 Référence CVE CVE-2018-1000026 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?i

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-124Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de RedHat

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux de RedHat. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-056Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2017-11600 Référence CVE CVE-2017-12193 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12193 Référence CVE CVE-2017-15115 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15115 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16528 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16528 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16536 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16536 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16537 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16537 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16645 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16645 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16646 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16646 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16939 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16939 Référence CVE CVE-2017-16994 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16994 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17448 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17448 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17449 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17449 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17450 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17805 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17805 Référence CVE CVE-2017-17806 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17806 Référence CVE CVE-2017-5715 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5715 Référence CVE CVE-2017-5753 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5753 Référence CVE CVE-2017-5754 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-482Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans le noyau Linux de SUSE . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service, un contournement de la politique de sécurité et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-010490Linux Kernel における情報漏えいに関する脆弱性

Linux Kernel には、情報漏えいに関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
n/a
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 27 Nov 2017 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 20:43 UTC · CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-8162
Product sourceUnavailable
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2017-8162 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2017-8162"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added patch: bugs.chromium.org/detail?id=1431; added patch: git.kernel.org/commit?id=373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c; removed vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2018:0502; removed vendor advisory: usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1; 2 further additions; 5 further removals.
    Before
    vendor advisory: access.redhat.com/RHSA-2018:0502 · vendor advisory: usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1 · vendor advisory: usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2 · 4 more references
    After
    patch: bugs.chromium.org/detail?id=1431 · patch: git.kernel.org/commit?id=373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c · patch: github.com/373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c · 1 more references
    bugs.chromium.org ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    n/a · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    n/a · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA ↗
  4. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    bugs.chromium.org ↗
  5. Public exploit evidencePublic exploit evidence changed from Public exploit reference to Public exploit reference.
    Before
    Public exploit reference
    After
    Public exploit reference
    bugs.chromium.org ↗
  6. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to Medium.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    Medium
    NIST NVD ↗
  7. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 5.5 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    5.5 (CVSS 3.0 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
    NIST NVD ↗
  8. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-8162↗Public exploit reference↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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