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-source-azureUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-build | Dec 20, 2017 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-genericUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1012-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1086-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1022-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-1016-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1088-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-119-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1054-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.13.0-38-lowlatency | 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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