vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-12146): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 8, 2017 | Dec 8, 2017 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Description
Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in
the Netlink subsystem (XFRM) in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16939)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on-
write of transparent huge pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (application crashes) or possibly gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2017-1000405)
Yonggang Guo discovered that a race condition existed in the driver
subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to possibly
gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2017-12146)
Solution(s)

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