Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14156

Description

The atyfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb_base.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.10 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading locations associated with padding bytes.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.12.10
- (no CPE)range: <=4.12.10

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/pull/441nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.infonvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
marc.infonvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100634nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/nvd

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