Windows Subsystem for Linux Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1039534 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1039534
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2017-8703
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 10 2017
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 10 Version 1703
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Windows Subsystem for Linux. A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger an object memory handling error and cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
Tianyang Yang and Noam Kushinsky reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix.
The Microsoft advisories are available at:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8703
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Vendor URL: portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8703 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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