CVE-2017-12146
high
CVSS v3
7.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.0
Description
The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.11.11-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.11.11-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.11.11-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.11.11-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.11.11-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.18.61 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12146.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12146
CWEs
CWE-362
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.