SB2017120127 - Fedora 26 update for kernel

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SB2017120127 - Fedora 26 update for kernel

Published: December 1, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017120127
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000405)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within touch_pmd() function in mmhugemem.c file when handling THPs. A local user can read read-only huge pages using the get_user_pages() function and overwrite arbitrary huge pages and files mapped via THP.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

This vulnerability is a result of patch against a another privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux kernel known as Dirty Cow (CVE-2016-5195).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References