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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.19 | 4.1.43 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.2 | 4.4.77 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.5 | 4.9.37 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.10 | 4.11.10 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.17 | 3.18.61 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 4.12 | 4.12.1 |
- 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
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