CVE-2017-16994
UNKNOWN
Published 2017-11-27T19:00:00
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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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GHSA-3h5j-qwmx-f9m6
Advisory Details
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.
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
5.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025
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Published: 2017-11-27T19:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T20:43:57.853Z
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