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CVE-2017-14140
The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 doesn't check the effective uid of the target process,…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.47%
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Description
The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 doesn't check the effective uid of the target process, enabling a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable despite ASLR.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (10)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3583-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:1062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3981 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-3583-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:0676 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 100876 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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