CVE-2017-1000379: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 Linux Kernel: from 2.6.12, before 3.2.90 (fixed in 3.2.90); from 3.3, before 3.10.107 (fixed in 3.10.107); from 3.11, before 3.16.45 (fixed in 3.16.45); from 3.17, before 3.18.58 (fixed in 3.18.58); from 3.19, before 4.1.42 (fixed in 4.1.42); from 4.2, before 4.4.74 (fixed in 4.4.74); …

Published 2017-06-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.