{"id":"CVE-2017-17053","details":"The init_new_context function in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not correctly handle errors from LDT table allocation when forking a new process, allowing a local attacker to achieve a use-after-free or possibly have unspecified other impact by running a specially crafted program. This vulnerability only affected kernels built with CONFIG_MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL=y.","modified":"2026-03-15T22:24:02.940081Z","published":"2017-11-29T03:29:00.300Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2018:2413-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102010"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.10"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ccd5b3235180eef3cfec337df1c8554ab151b5cc"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ccd5b3235180eef3cfec337df1c8554ab151b5cc"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17053.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"4.4.144"},{"fixed":"4.4.153"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"4.6"},{"fixed":"4.9.46"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"4.10"},{"fixed":"4.12.10"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}