| Name | CVE-2017-13693 |
| Description | The acpi_ds_create_operands() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.9 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism (in the kernel through 4.9) via a crafted ACPI table. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| acpica-unix (PTS) | bullseye | 20200925-1.2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 20200925-8 | fixed | |
| trixie | 20250404-1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 20250807-1 | fixed | |
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.237-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.147-1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie | 6.12.43-1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.41-1 | vulnerable | |
| forky, sid | 6.16.7-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acpica-unix | source | (unstable) | 20180209-1 | unimportant | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9919053/
non-issue/no relevant security impact