LIN8-7176 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2017-11473
Created: Jul 27, 2017
Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Aug 15, 2017
Found In Version: 8.0.0.19
Fix Version: 8.0.0.21
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8
Component/s: Kernel
Description
Buffer overflow in the mp_override_legacy_irq() function in arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ACPI table.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11473
