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.
Published: 2017-02-14
Score: 4.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-922-1 linux security update
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-4904-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-02-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5967 - Bugzilla

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