UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14140

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CVE-2017-14140
Published: 05 Sept 2017, 00:00
Last modified:12 May 2026, 13:42

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Sept 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
12 May 2026, 13:42
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 doesn't check the effective uid of the target process, enabling a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable despite ASLR.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-142.191 | < 4.4.0-97.120

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1038.47

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.13.0-1005.7

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.13.0-1002.5

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    < 4.4.0-1032.32 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-kvm

    < 4.4.0-1008.13

  • ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-97.120~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.4.0-1075.83 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.4.0-1077.82

References (9)