Tracker / CVE-2017-17052
CVE-2017-17052
High 7.8
The mm_init function in kernel/fork.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not clear the ->exe_file member of a new process's mm_struct, allowing a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel · 4.10 → 4.12.10 |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · 4.7 → 4.9.46 |
Analysis
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