What is CVE-2017-14954?

CVE-2017-14954 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2017-14954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14954?

CVE-2017-14954 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-14954?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-14954. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-14954 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-14954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2017-14954

Medium

The waitid implementation in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.4 accesses rusage data structures in unintended cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism, via a crafted system call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-10-02

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2017-14954 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-14954 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Grsecurity
https://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploits/wait_for_kaslr_to_be_effective.c

Third Party Advisory
Twitter
https://twitter.com/_argp/status/914021130712870912

Third Party Advisory
Twitter
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/914079864478666753

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6c85501f2fabcfc4fc6ed976543d252c4eaf4be9
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-14954

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-10-02

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14954?

CVE-2017-14954 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2017-14954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14954?

CVE-2017-14954 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-14954?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-14954. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-14954 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-14954 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →