CVE-2017-12146

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.

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1 release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12146?
CVE-2017-12146 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12146?
To fix CVE-2017-12146, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12146 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12146 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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