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.
CVE-2017-17807
Score 3.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 3.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 3.3
- EG Score
- 3.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 20(Track)EG Risk 20/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity33% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 35%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 20, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (30)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4dca6ea1d9432052afb06baf2e3ae78188a4410b
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102301
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4dca6ea1d9432052afb06baf2e3ae78188a4410b
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
- cve@mitrehttps://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.6
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 / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-144-generic (3.13.0-144.193) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-generic-lts-trusty (3.13.0.144.135) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic (4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.4.0-119-generic (4.4.0-119.143) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-raspi2 (4.13.0.1016.14) @ artful | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (4.13.0.38.41) @ artful | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.13.0-38-generic (4.13.0-38.43~16.04.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.13.0-1014-azure (4.13.0-1014.17) @ xenial | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.rt56.1093.el7 | 2020-03-31 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1127.el7 | 2020-03-31 | redhat |
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.
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.7-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.7-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.7-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.14.7-1 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.2.41-2 ... 3.2.96-2 (70 versions) | 3.2.96-3 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.16.36-1 ... 3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1~bpo70+1 (55 versions) | 3.16.51-3+deb8u1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 4.9.30-2 ... 4.9.65-3~bpo8+1 (16 versions) | 4.9.65-3+deb9u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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.
- UbuntuUSN-3617-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3617-2MEDIUM
Linux (HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3617-3MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3619-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3619-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3620-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3620-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3632-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
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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