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CVSSv3

CVE-2017-12146

Published: 08/09/2017 Updated: 21/06/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.9 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1
VMScore: 614
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel prior to 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.

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Vendor Advisories

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