Name: CVE-2017-5967: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-5967, CWE-200, CVSS 4, EPSS 0.00048

The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Amazon_linux	—	Upgrade kernel	May 11, 2017	Feb 14, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	May 1, 2017	Feb 14, 2017
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	—	Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade perf	Feb 3, 2021	Feb 14, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Feb 10, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1154-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-218-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-218-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1126-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1150-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-serverUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1091-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1090-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws	Apr 14, 2021	Feb 14, 2017

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