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CVE-2017-1000379

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 2.6.12 before 3.2.90; from 3.3 before 3.10.107; from 3.11 before 3.16.45; from 3.17 before 3.18.58; from 3.19 before 4.1.42; from 4.2 before 4.4.74 — fixed in 3.10.107, 3.16.45, 3.18.58, 3.2.90, 4.1.42, 4.11.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 3.10.107, 3.16.45, 3.18.58, 3.2.90. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99284
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1482
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1484
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1485
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1486
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1487
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1488
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1489
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1490
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1491
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1616
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1647

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