The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Dec 22, 2017 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | May 16, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-azure | Dec 20, 2017 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1012-gcpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1054-awsUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1016-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure | Apr 25, 2018 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 27, 2017 |
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