Description
The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-922-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-15036 | The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4904-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:18:49.502Z
Reserved: 2017-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5967
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-02-14T06:59:00.213
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-5967
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN