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LIN6-14044 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2017-17052

Created: Nov 30, 2017    Updated: Dec 3, 2018
Resolved Date: Dec 25, 2017
Found In Version: 6.0.0.35
Fix Version: 6.0.0.36
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 6
Component/s: Kernel

Description

The mm_init function in kernel/fork.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not clear the ->exe_file member of a new process's mm_struct, allowing a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17052

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