CVE-2017-17052

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    CVE-2017-17052

    Published: 29 Nov 2017Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The mm_init function in kernel/fork.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not clear the ->exe_file member of a new process's mm_struct, allowing a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102009, https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.10, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b7e8665b4ff51c034c55df3cff76518d1a9ee3a, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2b7e8665b4ff51c034c55df3cff76518d1a9ee3a

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