CVE-2017-14140

CVE Details

Release Date:2018-07-30
Impact:None What is this?

Description


The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before4.12.9 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.

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


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 2.1
Vector String: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2018-40252018-02-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2018-10622018-04-16
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2018-40252018-02-07
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2018-00172018-02-07


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