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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-8162 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3617-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3617-2 | Linux (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3617-3 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3619-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3619-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3632-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:57.853Z
Reserved: 2017-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-16994
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-11-27T19:29:00.423
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-16994
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN