CVE-2017-11472
"Linux ACPI acpi_ns_terminate() Cache Flushing Information Leak"
Description
The acpi_ns_terminate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism (in the kernel through 4.9) via a crafted ACPI table.
INFO
Published Date :
July 20, 2017, 4:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-11472 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-11472.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/a23325b2e583556eae88ed3f764e457786bf4df6 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ |
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CVE-2017-11472 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-200 CWE-284 CWE-755 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 07, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/a23325b2e583556eae88ed3f764e457786bf4df6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/a23325b2e583556eae88ed3f764e457786bf4df6 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11472 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11472
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile