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.
Published: 2017-10-01
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6430 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3487-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:50:43.582Z

Reserved: 2017-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14954

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-02T01:29:00.343

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14954

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-09-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14954 - Bugzilla

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