Name | CVE-2017-11473 |
Description | Buffer overflow in the mp_override_legacy_irq() function in arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ACPI table. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
NVD severity | high (attack range: local) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
---|---|---|---|
linux (PTS) | jessie | 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
jessie (security) | 3.16.59-1 | fixed | |
stretch | 4.9.130-2 | fixed | |
stretch (security) | 4.9.110-3+deb9u6 | fixed | |
buster | 4.19.16-1 | fixed | |
sid | 4.19.20-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux | source | (unstable) | 4.13.4-1 | unimportant | ||
linux | source | jessie | 3.16.51-1 | high | ||
linux | source | stretch | 4.9.47-1 | high | ||
linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.96-1 | high |
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/dad5ab0db8deac535d03e3fe3d8f2892173fa6a4
Non-issue since ACPI tables are trusted