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CVE-2017-14140

kernel: Missing permission check in move_pages system call

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · August 20, 2017

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel doesn't check the effective uid of the target process. This enables a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable allowing mitigation of ASLR.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization