CVE-2017-11472
CVSS V2 Low 3.6
CVSS V3 High 7.1
Description
The acpi_ns_terminate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism (in the kernel through 4.9) via a crafted ACPI table.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-11472
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-07-20T04:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.11.9 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 3.6
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.1
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.2
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/a23325b2e583556eae88ed3f764e457786bf4df6 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11472 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11472 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:20:37 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 18:53:30 | 2017-07-20T04:29Z | 2017-07-20T04:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 18:53:30 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 18:53:30 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |