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CVE-2017-11473

Buffer overflow in the mp_override_legacy_irq() function in arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c in the Linux kernel through 3.2 allows local users to gain privileges v…

Impact

Buffer overflow in the mp_override_legacy_irq() function in arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c in the Linux kernel through 3.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ACPI table.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.2.95
from 3.3 before 3.16.50
from 3.17 before 3.18.63
from 3.19 before 4.1.44
from 4.2 before 4.4.79
from 4.5 before 4.9.40
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Version 14.04

Weakness classification

CWE-120

References