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
- Nov 27, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Nov 24, 2017
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
- 78.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
4- CVE-2017-16994Exploit
Linux kernel local privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2017-16994, leveraging null pointer dereference and mmap_min_addr bypass to achieve root shell.
Google Security Research · linux · Nov 24, 2017
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