Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-7482 is a Linux kernel flaw in RXRPC Kerberos ticket decoding. A local authenticated user could potentially trigger memory corruption, leading to privilege escalation or system disruption. The issue is serious for systems that still run affected kernel builds, but the supplied sources do not show active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on older Linux systems or vendor kernels that did not receive the upstream fix or distro backport. Internet exposure is not indicated; the CVSS vector requires local privileges. Validate by kernel version and vendor advisory status, not only upstream version numbers. Prioritize remediation for older Linux servers that allow local users, shared workloads, or administrative shell access. This is not presented as remotely exploitable in the supplied evidence, but privilege escalation in the kernel can materially affect host integrity and availability. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor kernel updates that include the CVE-2017-7482 fix.; Use Debian and Red Hat advisories to identify corrected package streams.; Retire or isolate unsupported kernels that cannot receive security backports..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H1.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5f2f97656ada8d811d3c1bef503ced266fcd53a0CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-3927CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- DSA-3945CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7482CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2019:0641CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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