Description
The timer_create syscall implementation in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 doesn't properly validate the sigevent->sigev_notify field, which leads to out-of-bounds access in the show_timer function (called when /proc/$PID/timers is read). This allows userspace applications to read arbitrary kernel memory (on a kernel built with CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS and CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE).
Published: 2018-07-26
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: 12.9% Moderate
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-9469 The timer_create syscall implementation in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 doesn't properly validate the sigevent->sigev_notify field, which leads to out-of-bounds access in the show_timer function (called when /proc/$PID/timers is read). This allows userspace applications to read arbitrary kernel memory (on a kernel built with CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS and CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3742-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3742-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:20:50.543Z

Reserved: 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-18344

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-26T19:29:00.427

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:53.350

Link: CVE-2017-18344

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-12-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-18344 - Bugzilla

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