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CVE-2017-14954
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-02T01:29:00.343 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:07:02.683

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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