CVE-2017-8068

drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the...

7.8 HighFix available

drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging use of more than one virtual page for a DMA scatterlist.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-8068
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-8068
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-17031 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-17031
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2mh-4gqh-pqw4 7.8

drivers/net/usb/pegasus.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.11 interacts incorrectly with the...

Record: GHSA-g2mh-4gqh-pqw4
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-8068
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-8068 7.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8068
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`linux` Debian:12	before 4.9.10-1	4.9.10-1
`linux` Debian:13	before 4.9.10-1	4.9.10-1
`linux` Debian:14	before 4.9.10-1	4.9.10-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-8068 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linux Kernel, published April 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in linux 4.9.10-1.