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    CVE-2017-12146

    The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

    Published:May 25, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Sep 8, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00059
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
    http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078
    https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High