CVE-2017-12146

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12146
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-08 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-06-21 20:59:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Android Security Bulletin—September 2017  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
driver core: platform: fix race condition with driver_override · torvalds/linux@6265539 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2017-12146 Local Race Condition Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Bug 1057474 – VUL-0: CVE-2017-12146: kernel-source: Race condition in driver_override implementation CONFIRM bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
1489078 – (CVE-2017-12146) CVE-2017-12146 kernel: Race condition in driver_override implementation CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3981-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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