Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-14954
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- 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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