The Linux Kernel running on AMD64 systems will sometimes map the contents of PIE executable, the heap or ld.so to where the stack is mapped

Summary

The Linux Kernel running on AMD64 systems will sometimes map the contents of PIE executable, the heap or ld.so to where the stack is mapped allowing attackers to more easily manipulate the stack. Linux Kernel version 4.11.5 is affected.

Timeline

1. Jun 19, 2017, 4:00 PM UTCCVE published
2. Jun 28, 2017Public exploit on Exploit-DB

   EDB-42275

3. Aug 5, 2024, 10:00 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• n/a n/a

  Version range not reported

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