CVE-2017-16994

NameCVE-2017-16994
DescriptionThe walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.119-1fixed
trixie6.12.5-1fixed
sid6.12.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy(not affected)
linuxsourcejessie(not affected)
linuxsourcestretch4.9.65-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.14.2-1

Notes

[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced in 4.0)
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced in 4.0)
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/373c4557d2aa362702c4c2d41288fb1e54990b7c (4.15-rc1)

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