Description

The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 8, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-12146 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12146 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
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-2017-12146.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Vulnerability found by Yonggang Guo.

Updated: 7 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 12, 2017, 7:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 33 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-12146 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12146 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.12 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.61 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.43 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.77 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.9.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.11.10 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.12 up to (excluding) 4.12.1
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-362 CWE-362
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-362
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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