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CVE-2017-14954 (GCVE-0-2017-14954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-01 03:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:50
VLAI
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
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