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CVE-2017-5967

CVSS v3.0 4 (Medium)
40% Progress
CVSS v2.0 2.1 (Low)
21% Progress
EPSS 0.07 % (31th)
0.07% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 4
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The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c.

Weaknesses
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2017-02-14 06:59:00
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2017-03-07 02:59:02
(7 years ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.9.9 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.9.9