CVE-2017-14140 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

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CVE-2017-14140 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv3.8.6

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2017-09-05

URL: CVE-2017-14140

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14140

Release Date: 2017-09-05

Fix Resolution: 4.12.9

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