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CVE-2017-5123

Insufficient data validation in waitid allowed an user to escape sandboxes on Linux.

Insufficient data validation in waitid allowed an user to escape sandboxes on Linux.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.01713
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

9
linux kernel>= 4.13 and < 4.13.7
netapp cloud backupall versions
netapp h300s firmwareall versions
netapp h500s firmwareall versions
netapp h700s firmwareall versions
netapp h300e firmwareall versions
netapp h500e firmwareall versions
netapp h700e firmwareall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localLinux Kernel 4.13 (Ubuntu 17.10) - 'waitid()' SMEP/SMAP/Chrome Sandbox Privilege Escalation2017-11-06
localLinux Kernel 4.14.0-rc4+ - 'waitid()' Local Privilege Escalation2017-10-22
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 Nov 2021 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13704-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://crbug.com/772848Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=96ca579a1ecc943b75beba58bebb0356f6cc4b51PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211223-0003/Third Party Advisory
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