CVE-2017-18344
The timer_create syscall implementation in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 doesn't properly validate the sigevent->sigev_notify field, which leads to out-of-bounds access in the show_timer function (called when /proc/$PID/timers is read). This allows userspace applications to read arbitrary kernel memory (on a kernel built with CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS and CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE).
Published:Dec 15, 2017
Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
EPS:Jul 26, 2018
EPSS Score:0.09371
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Canonical
Product
Ubuntu Linux
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server Tus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Tus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Mrg
Redhat
Enterprise Mrg
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Mrg Realtime
Redhat
Mrg Realtime
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Aus
Redhat
Rhel Aus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel E4s
Redhat
Rhel E4s
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Eus
Redhat
Rhel Eus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Extras Rt
Redhat
Rhel Extras Rt
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Tus
Redhat
Rhel Tus
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
