CVE-2017-12146 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2017-12146?

CVE-2017-12146 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12146?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12146?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-12146 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12146, GHSA-6h2m-2j87-hjv5, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12146.