Description
In kernel/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17, as used in Google Chrome OS and other products, there is a possible out-of-bounds read. restart_syscall uses uninitialized data when restarting compat_sys_nanosleep. NOTE: this is disputed because the code path is unreachable
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=408827
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/9/7/29
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
38.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
google/chrome_os
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.17
Published
Nov 06, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026