CVE - CVE-2017-14954

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-14954	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted system call.
References
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MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9 MISC:https://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploits/wait_for_kaslr_to_be_effective.c MISC:https://twitter.com/_argp/status/914021130712870912 MISC:https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/914079864478666753
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170930	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170930)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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