The offset2lib patch as used in the Linux Kernel contains a vulnerability that allows a PIE binary to be execve()'ed with 1GB of arguments…

Description

The offset2lib patch as used in the Linux Kernel contains a vulnerability that allows a PIE binary to be execve()'ed with 1GB of arguments or environmental strings then the stack occupies the address 0x80000000 and the PIE binary is mapped above 0x40000000 nullifying the protection of the offset2lib patch. This affects Linux Kernel version 4.11.5 and earlier. This is a different issue than CVE-2017-1000371. This issue appears to be limited to i386 based systems.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (6)

• 99149 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-3981 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 42273 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• 42274 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000370 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 22:00 UTC.