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CVE-2017-16994

Published: 2017-11-27T19:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:17Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
The 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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt