CVE-2017-14954
The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users...
- Published
- Oct 1, 2017
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 62.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted system call.
Sources
1- exploit_linux_kernel4.13Exploit
LPE on linux kernel based on CVE-2017-14954, CVE-2017-18344, CVE-2017-5123
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