Upstream information
Description
The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.9 | 3.5 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium | High |
| Authentication | None | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Partial |
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7 | 6.4 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High | High |
| Privileges Required | Low | High |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE CaaS Platform Toolchain 3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Sep 6 19:00:14 2017CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 25 12:57:13 2024