VDB
CVE-2017-17052
CVE-2017-17052
PUBLISHED
The mm_init function in kernel/fork.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not clear the ->exe_file member of a new process's mm_struct, allowing a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program.
EPSS 0.05% · 16.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.05%
16.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.11.0-1009.9, 0, 4.11.0-1015.15 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 0, 6.8.0-2019.20 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1, 4.10.0-33.37~16.04.1, 4.10.0-30.34~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.4.0-1066.69, 5.4.0-1090.97, 5.4.0-1099.106 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1019.22, 5.15.0-1018.21, 5.15.0-1017.19 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 5.0.0-19.20~18.04.1, 5.0.0-20.21~18.04.1, 5.3.0-19.20~18.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-27.31, 5.4.0-31.35, 5.4.0-33.37 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem | 4.15.0-1008.11, 0, 4.15.0-1004.5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0, 5.3.0-1014.16, 5.3.0-1007.8 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1098.104+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1103.109+cvm1.1, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1, 5.3.0-28.30~18.04.1, 5.3.0-26.28~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.0.0-1032.34, 4.15.0-1035.36, 4.15.0-1036.38 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1032.35, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1023.24, 4.15.0-1024.25, 4.15.0-1025.26 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0, 4.10.0-1004.4, 4.10.0-1006.6 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Nov 29, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17052 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2b7e8665b4ff51c034c55df3cff76518d1a9ee3a third-party-advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.10 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17052 third-party-advisory