VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-14140
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-09-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108