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CVE-2017-14140
Published: Sep 5, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.9
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-3583-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2018:1062
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3981
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3583-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2018:0676
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
100876
vdb-entry
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