CVE-2017-13695

CVE Details

Release Date:	2017-08-25
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The acpi_ns_evaluate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.9 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism (in the kernel through 4.9) via a crafted ACPI table.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4246	2018-10-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.25.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2018-4245	2018-10-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4227	2018-09-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4245	2018-10-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4250	2018-10-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.25.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2018-4245	2018-10-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4227	2018-09-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4242	2018-10-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4245	2018-10-10
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0258	2018-09-26