CVE-2017-12146

The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

CVSS v3.0 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-09-08 12:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-12146

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12146

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CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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