CVE-2017-16994
CVE-2017-16994
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The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.
CVSS 5.5 · Medium · EPSS 2.1% · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
linux Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.14.2-1
Update to 4.14.2-1
linux Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.14.2-1
Update to 4.14.2-1
linux Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.14.2-1
Update to 4.14.2-1
linux-aws Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.4.0-1002.2
- 4.4.0-1003.3
- 4.4.0-1005.5
- 4.4.0-1006.6
- 4.4.0-1009.9
- 4.4.0-1010.10
- 4.4.0-1011.11
- 4.4.0-1012.12
- 4.4.0-1014.14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-1016.16
Update to 4.4.0-1016.16
linux-lts-xenial Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2
- 4.4.0-15.31~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-18.34~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-21.37~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-22.40~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-24.43~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-28.47~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-36.55~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-38.57~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-42.62~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-45.66~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-47.68~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-53.74~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-57.78~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-59.80~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-62.83~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-63.84~14.04.2
- 4.4.0-64.85~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-66.87~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-67.88~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-70.91~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-71.92~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-72.93~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-75.96~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-78.99~14.04.2
- 4.4.0-79.100~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-81.104~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-83.106~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-87.110~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-89.112~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-91.114~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-92.115~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-93.116~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-97.120~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-98.121~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-101.124~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-103.126~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-104.127~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-108.131~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-109.132~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-111.134~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-112.135~14.04.1
- 4.4.0-116.140~14.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1
Update to 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1
linux Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.2.0-16.19
- 4.2.0-17.21
- 4.2.0-19.23
- 4.3.0-1.10
- 4.3.0-2.11
- 4.3.0-5.16
- 4.3.0-6.17
- 4.3.0-7.18
- 4.4.0-2.16
- 4.4.0-4.19
- 4.4.0-6.21
- 4.4.0-7.22
- 4.4.0-8.23
- 4.4.0-9.24
- 4.4.0-10.25
- 4.4.0-11.26
- 4.4.0-12.28
- 4.4.0-13.29
- 4.4.0-14.30
- 4.4.0-15.31
- 4.4.0-16.32
- 4.4.0-17.33
- 4.4.0-18.34
- 4.4.0-21.37
- 4.4.0-22.39
- 4.4.0-22.40
- 4.4.0-24.43
- 4.4.0-28.47
- 4.4.0-31.50
- 4.4.0-34.53
- 4.4.0-36.55
- 4.4.0-38.57
- 4.4.0-42.62
- 4.4.0-43.63
- 4.4.0-45.66
- 4.4.0-47.68
- 4.4.0-51.72
- 4.4.0-53.74
- 4.4.0-57.78
- 4.4.0-59.80
- 4.4.0-62.83
- 4.4.0-63.84
- 4.4.0-64.85
- 4.4.0-65.86
- 4.4.0-66.87
- 4.4.0-67.88
- 4.4.0-70.91
- 4.4.0-71.92
- 4.4.0-72.93
- 4.4.0-75.96
- 4.4.0-77.98
- 4.4.0-78.99
- 4.4.0-79.100
- 4.4.0-81.104
- 4.4.0-83.106
- 4.4.0-87.110
- 4.4.0-89.112
- 4.4.0-91.114
- 4.4.0-92.115
- 4.4.0-93.116
- 4.4.0-96.119
- 4.4.0-97.120
- 4.4.0-98.121
- 4.4.0-101.124
- 4.4.0-103.126
- 4.4.0-104.127
- 4.4.0-108.131
- 4.4.0-109.132
- 4.4.0-112.135
- 4.4.0-116.140
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-119.143
Update to 4.4.0-119.143
linux-aws Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.4.0-1001.10
- 4.4.0-1003.12
- 4.4.0-1004.13
- 4.4.0-1007.16
- 4.4.0-1009.18
- 4.4.0-1011.20
- 4.4.0-1012.21
- 4.4.0-1013.22
- 4.4.0-1016.25
- 4.4.0-1017.26
- 4.4.0-1018.27
- 4.4.0-1020.29
- 4.4.0-1022.31
- 4.4.0-1026.35
- 4.4.0-1028.37
- 4.4.0-1030.39
- 4.4.0-1031.40
- 4.4.0-1032.41
- 4.4.0-1035.44
- 4.4.0-1037.46
- 4.4.0-1038.47
- 4.4.0-1039.48
- 4.4.0-1041.50
- 4.4.0-1043.52
- 4.4.0-1044.53
- 4.4.0-1047.56
- 4.4.0-1048.57
- 4.4.0-1049.58
- 4.4.0-1050.59
- 4.4.0-1052.61
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-1054.63
Update to 4.4.0-1054.63
linux-azure Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.11.0-1009.9
- 4.11.0-1011.11
- 4.11.0-1013.13
- 4.11.0-1014.14
- 4.11.0-1015.15
- 4.11.0-1016.16
- 4.13.0-1005.7
- 4.13.0-1006.8
- 4.13.0-1007.9
- 4.13.0-1009.12
- 4.13.0-1011.14
- 4.13.0-1012.15
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.13.0-1014.17
Update to 4.13.0-1014.17
linux-gcp Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.10.0-1004.4
- 4.10.0-1006.6
- 4.10.0-1007.7
- 4.10.0-1008.8
- 4.10.0-1009.9
- 4.13.0-1002.5
- 4.13.0-1006.9
- 4.13.0-1007.10
- 4.13.0-1008.11
- 4.13.0-1011.15
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.13.0-1012.16
Update to 4.13.0-1012.16
linux-hwe Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-41.44~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-42.45~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-44.47~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-45.48~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-46.49~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-52.55~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-53.56~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-56.61~16.04.1
- 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2
- 4.10.0-28.32~16.04.2
- 4.10.0-30.34~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-32.36~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-33.37~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-35.39~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-37.41~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-38.42~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1
- 4.10.0-42.46~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2
- 4.13.0-31.34~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-37.42~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-38.43~16.04.1
- 4.13.0-39.44~16.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1
Update to 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1
linux-kvm Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.4.0-1004.9
- 4.4.0-1007.12
- 4.4.0-1008.13
- 4.4.0-1009.14
- 4.4.0-1010.15
- 4.4.0-1012.17
- 4.4.0-1013.18
- 4.4.0-1015.20
- 4.4.0-1017.22
- 4.4.0-1019.24
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-1020.25
Update to 4.4.0-1020.25
linux-oem Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.13.0-1008.9
- 4.13.0-1010.11
- 4.13.0-1012.13
- 4.13.0-1015.16
- 4.13.0-1017.18
- 4.13.0-1019.20
- 4.13.0-1020.21
- 4.13.0-1021.23
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.13.0-1022.24
Update to 4.13.0-1022.24
linux-raspi2 Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.2.0-1013.19
- 4.2.0-1014.21
- 4.3.0-1006.6
- 4.4.0-1003.4
- 4.4.0-1004.5
- 4.4.0-1009.10
- 4.4.0-1010.12
- 4.4.0-1010.13
- 4.4.0-1012.16
- 4.4.0-1016.22
- 4.4.0-1017.23
- 4.4.0-1019.25
- 4.4.0-1021.27
- 4.4.0-1023.29
- 4.4.0-1027.33
- 4.4.0-1029.36
- 4.4.0-1034.41
- 4.4.0-1038.45
- 4.4.0-1040.47
- 4.4.0-1042.49
- 4.4.0-1044.51
- 4.4.0-1046.53
- 4.4.0-1048.55
- 4.4.0-1050.57
- 4.4.0-1051.58
- 4.4.0-1052.59
- 4.4.0-1054.61
- 4.4.0-1055.62
- 4.4.0-1057.64
- 4.4.0-1059.67
- 4.4.0-1061.69
- 4.4.0-1065.73
- 4.4.0-1067.75
- 4.4.0-1069.77
- 4.4.0-1070.78
- 4.4.0-1071.79
- 4.4.0-1074.82
- 4.4.0-1075.83
- 4.4.0-1076.84
- 4.4.0-1077.85
- 4.4.0-1079.87
- 4.4.0-1080.88
- 4.4.0-1082.90
- 4.4.0-1085.93
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-1086.94
Update to 4.4.0-1086.94
linux-snapdragon Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.4.0-1012.12
- 4.4.0-1013.14
- 4.4.0-1013.15
- 4.4.0-1015.18
- 4.4.0-1019.22
- 4.4.0-1020.23
- 4.4.0-1022.25
- 4.4.0-1024.27
- 4.4.0-1026.29
- 4.4.0-1030.33
- 4.4.0-1032.36
- 4.4.0-1035.39
- 4.4.0-1039.43
- 4.4.0-1042.46
- 4.4.0-1044.48
- 4.4.0-1046.50
- 4.4.0-1047.51
- 4.4.0-1048.52
- 4.4.0-1050.54
- 4.4.0-1051.55
- 4.4.0-1053.57
- 4.4.0-1054.58
- 4.4.0-1055.59
- 4.4.0-1057.61
- 4.4.0-1058.62
- 4.4.0-1059.63
- 4.4.0-1061.66
- 4.4.0-1063.68
- 4.4.0-1067.72
- 4.4.0-1069.74
- 4.4.0-1071.76
- 4.4.0-1072.77
- 4.4.0-1073.78
- 4.4.0-1076.81
- 4.4.0-1077.82
- 4.4.0-1078.83
- 4.4.0-1079.84
- 4.4.0-1081.86
- 4.4.0-1082.87
- 4.4.0-1084.89
- 4.4.0-1087.92
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-1088.93
Update to 4.4.0-1088.93
linux-fips Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.4.0-1003.3
- 4.4.0-1005.5
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.4.0-1006.6
Update to 4.4.0-1006.6
linux-azure-fde Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.0-1063.66+cvm2.2
- 5.4.0-1063.66+cvm3.2
- 5.4.0-1064.67+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1065.68+cvm2.1
- 5.4.0-1067.70+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1068.71+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1069.72+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1070.73+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1072.75+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1073.76+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1074.77+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1076.79+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1078.81+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1080.83+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1083.87+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm2.1
- 5.4.0-1086.91+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1089.94+cvm1.2
- 5.4.0-1090.95+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1091.96+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1092.97+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1095.101+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1098.104+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1100.106+cvm1.1
- 5.4.0-1103.109+cvm1.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-gke Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.0-1033.35
- 5.4.0-1035.37
- 5.4.0-1036.38
- 5.4.0-1037.39
- 5.4.0-1039.41
- 5.4.0-1041.43
- 5.4.0-1042.44
- 5.4.0-1043.45
- 5.4.0-1044.46
- 5.4.0-1046.48
- 5.4.0-1049.52
- 5.4.0-1051.54
- 5.4.0-1052.55
- 5.4.0-1053.56
- 5.4.0-1054.57
- 5.4.0-1055.58
- 5.4.0-1056.59
- 5.4.0-1057.60
- 5.4.0-1059.62
- 5.4.0-1061.64
- 5.4.0-1062.65
- 5.4.0-1063.66
- 5.4.0-1065.68
- 5.4.0-1066.69
- 5.4.0-1067.70
- 5.4.0-1068.71
- 5.4.0-1071.76
- 5.4.0-1072.77
- 5.4.0-1074.79
- 5.4.0-1076.82
- 5.4.0-1078.84
- 5.4.0-1080.86
- 5.4.0-1081.87
- 5.4.0-1083.89
- 5.4.0-1084.90
- 5.4.0-1086.93
- 5.4.0-1087.94
- 5.4.0-1090.97
- 5.4.0-1091.98
- 5.4.0-1094.101
- 5.4.0-1095.102
- 5.4.0-1096.103
- 5.4.0-1097.104
- 5.4.0-1098.105
- 5.4.0-1099.106
- 5.4.0-1100.107
- 5.4.0-1101.108
- 5.4.0-1102.109
- 5.4.0-1103.110
- 5.4.0-1104.111
- 5.4.0-1105.112
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-raspi2 Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.3.0-1007.8
- 5.3.0-1014.16
- 5.3.0-1015.17
- 5.3.0-1017.19
- 5.4.0-1004.4
- 5.4.0-1006.6
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-riscv Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.0-24.28
- 5.4.0-26.30
- 5.4.0-27.31
- 5.4.0-28.32
- 5.4.0-30.34
- 5.4.0-31.35
- 5.4.0-33.37
- 5.4.0-34.38
- 5.4.0-36.41
- 5.4.0-37.42
- 5.4.0-39.44
- 5.4.0-40.45
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-intel-iot-realtime Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.15.0-1073.75
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-realtime Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.15.0-1032.35
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-riscv Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.13.0-1004.4
- 5.13.0-1006.6+22.04.1
- 5.13.0-1007.7+22.04.1
- 5.13.0-1010.11+22.04.1
- 5.15.0-1004.4
- 5.15.0-1005.5
- 5.15.0-1006.6
- 5.15.0-1007.7
- 5.15.0-1008.8
- 5.15.0-1011.12
- 5.15.0-1012.13
- 5.15.0-1014.16
- 5.15.0-1015.17
- 5.15.0-1016.18
- 5.15.0-1017.19
- 5.15.0-1018.21
- 5.15.0-1019.22
- 5.15.0-1020.23
- 5.15.0-1022.26
- 5.15.0-1023.27
- 5.15.0-1026.30
- 5.15.0-1027.31
- 5.15.0-1028.32
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
linux-raspi-realtime Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 6.8.0-2019.20
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1431
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43178/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0502
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101969
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16994