CVE-2017-17053

The initnewcontext function in arch/x86/include/asm/mmucontext.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...

CVE-2017-17053

CVE-2017-17053 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the init_new_context code path in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h, for kernels built with CONFIG_MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL=y. Before 4.12.10, errors from LDT table allocation when forking a new process are not handled correctly, enabling a local a...