High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-12146

Description

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.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginforeferences
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.17,<3.18.61
- (no CPE)range: <4.12.1

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981nvdThird Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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