Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-14140
CVE-2017-14140
Description
The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 doesn't check the effective uid of the target process, enabling a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable despite ASLR.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.9nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100876nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062nvd
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/nvd
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