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CVE-2017-18344 Detail

Current 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).

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  07/26/2018
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104909 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041414 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.8 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cef31d9af908243421258f1df35a4a644604efbe Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3742-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45175/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Technical Details

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-18344
NVD Published Date:
07/26/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/31/2018