CVE-2017-14954: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.13.4

Published 2017-10-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.