UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17052

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17052

    Published: 29 Nov 2017Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025
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    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.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-azure

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.13.0-1005.7

    Affected versions

    4.11.0-1009.9
    4.11.0-1011.11
    4.11.0-1013.13
    4.11.0-1014.14
    4.11.0-1015.15
    4.11.0-1016.16

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High