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CVE-2017-12146

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 cond…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 3.17 before 3.18.61
from 3.19 before 4.1.43
from 4.2 before 4.4.77
from 4.5 before 4.9.37
from 4.10 before 4.11.10
from 4.12 before 4.12.1

Weakness classification

CWE-362

References