PT-2017-13285
CVE-2017-14156
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Published
2017-09-05
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Updated
2018-07-09
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.12.10
Description
The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory. This is due to the atyfb ioctl function in drivers/video/fbdev/aty/atyfb base.c not initializing a certain data structure, enabling users to read locations associated with padding bytes.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.12.10, update to version 4.12.10 or later to resolve the issue.
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