The Linux Kernel imposes a size restriction on the arguments and environmental strings…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux Kernel imposes a size restriction on the arguments and environmental strings passed through RLIMIT_STACK/RLIM_INFINITY (1/4 of the size), but does not take the argument and environment pointers into account, which allows attackers to bypass this limitation. This affects Linux Kernel versions 4.11.5 and earlier. It appears that this feature was introduced in the Linux Kernel version 2.6.23.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00899 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.23 to before 3.2.91; 3.3 to before 3.10.108; 3.11 to before 3.16.46; 3.17 to before 3.18.59; 3.19 to before 4.1.43; 4.2 to before 4.4.75; 4.5 to before 4.9.35; 4.10 to before 4.11.8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.23 to before 3.2.91; 3.3 to before 3.10.108; 3.11 to before 3.16.46; 3.17 to before 3.18.59; 3.19 to before 4.1.43; 4.2 to before 4.4.75; 4.5 to before 4.9.35; 4.10 to before 4.11.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000365
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32r2-rwm4-hqgg
References
More Linux Kernel vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000365 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000365 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32r2-rwm4-hqgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-1000365 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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