CVE-2017-14156 | BDVDB-2026-89935 Detail

Description#

The atyfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.10 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading locations associated with padding bytes.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150453196710422&w=2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/pull/441
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100634
https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=150401461613306&w=2

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-09-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.