CVE-2017-12146

The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race…

published September 8, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00296 · 21.1th percentile
Published
2017-09-08T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 SEP 19:00Z
    The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race…
    cvelistv5