CVE-2017-12146 (GCVE-0-2017-12146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-08 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:28
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2017-09-08 00:00
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