CVE-2017-16994

The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain…

published November 27, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02084 · 81.4th percentile
Published
2017-11-27T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 NOV 19:00Z
    The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain…
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