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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12146 High

UBUNTU-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 Not scored
Published September 8, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

59 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-aws

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-gke

15 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

35 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-3508-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence