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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5967

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5967 PUBLISHED CVSS 4 MEDIUM

The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 14, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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