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CVE-2017-14140 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv3.8.6
Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git
Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git
Found in HEAD commit: 22324ae9738f0a1eeb173ff05137c8317c350189
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerable Source Files (1)
Vulnerability Details
The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 doesn't check the effective uid of the target process, enabling a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable despite ASLR.
Publish Date: 2017-09-05
URL: CVE-2017-14140
CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14140
Release Date: 2017-09-05
Fix Resolution: 4.12.9
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