CVE-2017-1000253Linux distributions that have not patched their long-term kernels with https://git.kernel.org/linus/a87938b2e246b81b4fb713edb371a9fa3c5c3c86 (committed on April 14, 2015).
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Sep 9, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Sep 30, 2024, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Linux distributions that have not patched their long-term kernels with https://git.kernel.org/linus/a87938b2e246b81b4fb713edb371a9fa3c5c3c86 (committed on April 14, 2015). This kernel vulnerability was fixed in April 2015 by commit a87938b2e246b81b4fb713edb371a9fa3c5c3c86 (backported to Linux 3.10.77 in May 2015), but it was not recognized as a security threat. With CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_RANDOMIZE_PIE enabled, and a normal top-down address allocation strategy, load_elf_binary() will attempt to map a PIE binary into an address range immediately below mm->mmap_base. Unfortunately, load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary which means that, while the first PT_LOAD segment is mapped below mm->mmap_base, the subsequent PT_LOAD segment(s) end up being mapped above mm->mmap_base into the are that is supposed to be the "gap" between the stack and the binary.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Sep 9, 2024; federal remediation due Sep 30, 2024; known ransomware useApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 10.70% (percentile 96)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
centos centos centos:centos | 6.0 | CISA ADP |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 6.0; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; and 6 more ranges | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.25 before 3.2.70; from 3.3 before 3.4.109; from 3.5 before 3.10.77; from 3.11 before 3.12.43; from 3.13 before 3.14.41; from 3.15 before 3.16.35; from 3.17 before 3.18.14; from 3.19 before 3.19.7; and 1 more ranges | CISA ADP |
centos centos centos:centos | 6.0; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; and 6 more ranges | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux | 6.0; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; and 6 more ranges | NVD |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.25 before 3.2.70; from 3.3 before 3.4.109; from 3.5 before 3.10.77; from 3.11 before 3.12.43; from 3.13 before 3.14.41; from 3.15 before 3.16.35; from 3.17 before 3.18.14; from 3.19 before 3.19.7; and 1 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2798vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2795vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039434vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2801vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2796vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101010vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2799vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2794vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2793vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2797vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2802vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://www.qualys.com/2017/09/26/cve-2017-1000253/cve-2017-1000253.txtx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2800vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000253us-government-resource
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