CVE-2017-16994

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-07-30

Description

The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernelbefore 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.

See more information about CVE-2017-16994 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4108	2018-05-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4108	2018-05-15
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0043	2018-05-16

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