Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14954

Description

The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted system call.

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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: <=4.13.4
- (no CPE)range: <=4.13.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
grsecurity.net/~spender/exploits/wait_for_kaslr_to_be_effective.cnvdThird Party Advisory
twitter.com/_argp/status/914021130712870912nvdThird Party Advisory
twitter.com/grsecurity/status/914079864478666753nvdThird Party Advisory

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