CVE-2017-12146
High
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 condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
September 8, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-12146
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100651
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489078
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057474
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6265539776a0810b7ce6398c27866ddb9c6bd154
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01