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

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

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Information

Published : 2017-09-08 19:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-12146

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12146

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12146


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362

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