CVE-2017-12146 | BDVDB-2026-90098 Detail
Description#
The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.