CVE-2017-13695
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
The acpi_ns_evaluate() function in drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.9 does not flush the operand cache and causes a kernel stack dump, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism (in the kernel through 4.9) via a crafted ACPI table.
How to fix CVE-2017-13695
To remediate CVE-2017-13695, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 20180209-1 or later
- —upgrade to 4.17.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-13695 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 20180209-1
- from 0, < 4.17.3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |