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CVE-2017-5967: linux linux_kernel

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5967DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5967
Published 14-02-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5967 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
USN-4904-1USN-8924-1

Timeline

  1. 14-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.33%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.33% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu14 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.13.0-218.269 | < 4.4.0-208.240
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1090.94 | < 4.4.0-1126.140
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-fips< 4.4.0-1060.66 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-gcp< 4.13.0-1002.5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.9.13-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 16 products

References

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