CVE-2017-18344

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.14.8 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

The timer_create syscall implementation in kernel/time/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 doesn't properly validate the sigevent->sigev_notify field, which leads to out-of-bounds access in the show_timer function (called when /proc/$PID/timers is read). This allows userspace applications to read arbitrary kernel memory (on a kernel built with CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS and CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Andrey Konovalov · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45175

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.1286
EPSS Percentile 94.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (15)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
linux/linux_kernel < 4.14.8
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.3
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.3
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5
... and 5 more
Published Jul 26, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026