CVE-2017-14954
N/A
Published: October 1, 2017 at 03:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted system call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.13.4
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploits/wait_for_kaslr_to_be_effective.cx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/_argp/status/914021130712870912x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/914079864478666753Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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