CVE-2017-11472

7.1 HIGH
Published: July 20, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The acpi_ns_terminate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism (in the kernel through 4.9) via a crafted ACPI table.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/a23325b2e583556eae88ed3f764e457786bf4df6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/a23325b2e583556eae88ed3f764e457786bf4df6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3b2d69114fefa474fca542e51119036dceb4aa6f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.1 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
29th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux