vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-16994: linux -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 27, 2017 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 27, 2017
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-linux
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