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Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-17053

The init_new_context function in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not correctly handle errors from LDT table allocation when forking a new process, allowing a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program. This vulnerability only affected kernels built with CONFIG_MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL=y.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 29.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.0
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
Products affected by CVE-2017-17053


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