{"id":"CVE-2017-17052","details":"The mm_init function in kernel/fork.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not clear the -\u003eexe_file member of a new process's mm_struct, allowing a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program.","modified":"2026-03-15T14:26:50.974446Z","published":"2017-11-29T03:29:00.267Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102009"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.10"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b7e8665b4ff51c034c55df3cff76518d1a9ee3a"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2b7e8665b4ff51c034c55df3cff76518d1a9ee3a"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"4.7"},{"fixed":"4.9.46"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"4.10"},{"fixed":"4.12.10"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17052.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}