CVE-2017-14140 | BDVDB-2026-89929 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.9
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100876
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.