CVE-2017-11472

The acpi_ns_terminate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack…

published July 20, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The acpi_ns_terminate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism (in the kernel through 4.9) via a crafted ACPI table.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00387 · 31.6th percentile
Published
2017-07-20T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 JUL 04:00Z
    The acpi_ns_terminate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack…
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