CVE-2017-14954

The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted system call.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:13

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploits/wait_for_kaslr_to_be_effective.c - Third Party Advisory () https://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploits/wait_for_kaslr_to_be_effective.c - Third Party Advisory
References () https://twitter.com/_argp/status/914021130712870912 - Third Party Advisory () https://twitter.com/_argp/status/914021130712870912 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/914079864478666753 - Third Party Advisory () https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/914079864478666753 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-10-02 01:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-14954

Mitre link : CVE-2017-14954

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-14954


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor