Unintended Access to rusage Data Structures in Linux Kernel Allows Information Disclosure and KASLR Bypass
CVE-2017-14954 · LOW Severity
AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted system call.
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