CVE-2017-5967

The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from…

published February 14, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00334 · 25.4th percentile
Published
2017-02-14T06:30Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 FEB 06:30Z
    The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from…
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