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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16994
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16994
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 0, 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- jedai47/CVE-2017-16994 (github-poc-repo)
Timeline
- Nov 27, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated