CVE-2017-17052 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 4.12.10. The flaw resides in the mm_init function, which fails to properly clear the ->exe_file member of a new process's mm_struct. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a local attacker can achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.7, < 4.9.46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.10, < 4.12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.