Bug 1518638 (CVE-2017-17053)
Summary: | CVE-2017-17053 kernel: Incorrect handling in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h:init_new_context function allowing use-after-free | ||
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Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | Adam Mariš <amaris> |
Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team> |
Status: | CLOSED ERRATA | QA Contact: | |
Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
Priority: | medium | ||
Version: | unspecified | CC: | agordeev, airlied, ajax, aquini, bhu, blc, bskeggs, dhoward, ewk, fhrbata, hdegoede, hkrzesin, hwkernel-mgr, iboverma, ichavero, itamar, jarodwilson, jeremy, jforbes, jglisse, jkacur, john.j5live, jonathan, josef, jross, jwboyer, kernel-maint, kernel-mgr, labbott, lgoncalv, linville, matt, mchehab, mcressma, mjg59, mlangsdo, nmurray, plougher, rt-maint, rvrbovsk, skozina, steved, vdronov, williams |
Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
Target Release: | --- | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Fixed In Version: | kernel 4.13 | Doc Type: | Bug Fix |
Doc Text: |
The init_new_context function in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h in the Linux kernel, before 4.12.10, does not correctly handle errors from LDT table allocation when forking a new process. This could allow a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program.
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Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
Last Closed: | 2019-06-08 03:32:22 UTC | Type: | --- |
Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | |
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Bug Depends On: | 1518642, 1543352, 1543353, 1543354 | ||
Bug Blocks: | 1518639 |
Description
Adam Mariš
2017-11-29 11:33:11 UTC
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1518642] Fedora hasn't supported a 4.12.x kernel in quite some time. Current kernels are 4.13.16 across all supported releases. Statement: This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7, its real-time kernel, Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for ARM 64 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 for Power 9 LE, as a code with the flaw is not present or is not built in the products listed. This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Via RHSA-2018:0676 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 |