CVE-2017-5967

Medium

Description

The time subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.9.9, when CONFIG_TIMER_STATS is enabled, allows local users to discover real PID values (as distinguished from PID values inside a PID namespace) by reading the /proc/timer_list file, related to the print_timer function in kernel/time/timer_list.c and the __timer_stats_timer_set_start_info function in kernel/time/timer.c.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 14, 2017
First seenFeb 14, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.9.9—

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CVE-2017-5967 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar