Bug 1488329 (CVE-2017-14140) - CVE-2017-14140 kernel: Missing permission check in move_pages system call
Summary: CVE-2017-14140 kernel: Missing permission check in move_pages system call
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2017-14140
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1488330 1499610 1499611 1499612 1499613 1499614
Blocks: 1488331
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Reported: 2017-09-05 07:45 UTC by Adam Mariš
Modified: 2021-02-17 01:37 UTC (History)
43 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kernel 4.13
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The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel doesn't check the effective uid of the target process. This enables a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable allowing mitigation of ASLR.
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:24:01 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:0676 0 None None None 2018-04-10 08:05:51 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:1062 0 None None None 2018-04-10 09:29:26 UTC

Description Adam Mariš 2017-09-05 07:45:23 UTC 
The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before
4.12.9 doesn't check the effective uid of the target process, enabling
a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable
despite ASLR.

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9
Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-09-05 07:46:29 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1488330]
Comment 2 Justin M. Forbes 2017-09-05 14:02:39 UTC 
This was fixed in 4.12.9 stable which is currently available across all supported Fedora releases.
Comment 4 Wade Mealing 2017-10-09 05:36:40 UTC 
Statement:
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5,6,7 and MRG-2.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 are in the Production 3 Phase. During the
Production 3 Phase, Critical impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and
selected Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as
they become available.

The official life cycle policy can be reviewed here:

https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/


This issue does not meet the inclusion criteria for the Production 3 Phase
and will be marked as CLOSED/WONTFIX. If this remains a critical
requirement, please contact Red Hat Customer Support to request
a re-evaluation of the issue, citing a clear business justification. Note
that a strong business justification will be required for re-evaluation.
Red Hat Customer Support can be contacted via the Red Hat Customer Portal.
  
Future Linux kernel updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 may address this issue.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 08:05:32 UTC 
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
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 09:29:07 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2018:1062 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
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