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Medium
CVE-2017-16994
The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1431
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43178/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0502
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101969
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 27th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.