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CVE-2017-12146

CVSS v3.1 7 (High)
70% Progress
CVSS v2.0 6.9 (Medium)
69% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 3
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The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

Weaknesses
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2017-09-08 19:29:00
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-06-21 20:59:19
(15 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel from 3.17 version and prior 3.18.61 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.17 < 3.18.61
  Linux Kernel from 3.19 version and prior 4.1.43 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.19 < 4.1.43
  Linux Kernel from 4.2 version and prior 4.4.77 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.2 < 4.4.77
  Linux Kernel from 4.5 version and prior 4.9.37 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.5 < 4.9.37
  Linux Kernel from 4.10 version and prior 4.11.10 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.10 < 4.11.10
  Linux Kernel from 4.12 version and prior 4.12.1 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.12 < 4.12.1