CVE-2017-17807

LOWNVD 3.33.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 3.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 3.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
3.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 3.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.14.6 omitted an access-control check when adding a key to the current task's "default request-key keyring" via the request_key() system call, allowing a local user to use a sequence of crafted system calls to add keys to a keyring with only Search permission (not Write permission) to that keyring, related to construct_get_dest_keyring() in security/keys/request_key.c.

CVSS v3
3.3
EG Score
3.3(medium)
EPSS
33.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 20, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (30)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-17807(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(10)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-image-extra-3.13.0-144-generic (3.13.0-144.193) @ trusty2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-generic-lts-trusty (3.13.0.144.135) @ precise2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic (4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1) @ trusty2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic (4.4.0-119.143) @ xenial2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-raspi2 (4.13.0.1016.14) @ artful2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-lowlatency (4.13.0.38.41) @ artful2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-extra-4.13.0-38-generic (4.13.0-38.43~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-22ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-extra-4.13.0-1014-azure (4.13.0-1014.17) @ xenial2026-05-22ubuntu
redhatkernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.rt56.1093.el72020-03-31redhat
redhatkernel-0:3.10.0-1127.el72020-03-31redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(8)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-17807?
CVE-2017-17807 is a low vulnerability published on December 20, 2017. The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.14.6 omitted an access-control check when adding a key to the current task's "default request-key keyring" via the requestkey() system call, allowing a local user to use a sequence of crafted system calls to add keys to a keyring with only Search…
When was CVE-2017-17807 disclosed?
CVE-2017-17807 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 20, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-17807 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-17807 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 33.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-17807?
CVE-2017-17807 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-17807?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-17807, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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