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CVE-2017-14140

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14140 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.12.9, specifically within the move_pages system call. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to bypass Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) and determine the memory layout of setuid executables. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability could lead to information disclosure (CWE-200) that aids in further attacks.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.12.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-14140Low

kernel: Missing permission check in move_pages system call

Aug 20, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0676
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1062
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-2
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3981
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.9
Release NotesVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100876