Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2017-13695
Published: June 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64436
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13695
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's ACPI subsystem where a function does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump. A local user can pass a specially crafted ACPI table to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13695
Install updates from vendor's website.