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Go to dashboardThe Linux kernel's ELF loader (load_elf_binary) corrupts the stack when it loads a position-independent executable, which is a memory-corruption flaw. A local user who can run a program can use it to escalate to root.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| centos | vendor | = 6.0 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.1 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.2 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.3 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.4 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.5 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.6 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.7 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.8 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 6.9 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 7.1406 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 7.1503 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 7.1511 | – |
| centos | vendor | = 7.1611 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.0 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.1 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.2 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.3 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.4 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.5 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.6 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.7 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.8 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 6.9 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 7.0 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 7.1 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 7.2 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux | vendor | = 7.3 | – |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 2.6.25, < 3.2.70 | 3.2.70 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 3.3, < 3.4.109 | 3.4.109 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 3.5, < 3.10.77 | 3.10.77 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 3.11, < 3.12.43 | 3.12.43 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 3.13, < 3.14.41 | 3.14.41 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 3.15, < 3.16.35 | 3.16.35 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 3.17, < 3.18.14 | 3.18.14 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 3.19, < 3.19.7 | 3.19.7 |
| linux kernel | vendor | >= 4.0, < 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 |
| Linux Kernel | vendor | – | – |
Unknown from the sources.
Update the kernel to a release that includes the upstream fix for CVE-2017-1000253, or apply the vendor mitigation; sources do not name the fixed version.
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Linux distributions that have not patched their long-term kernels with https://git.kernel.org/linus/a87938b2e246b81b4fb713edb371a9fa3c5c3c86 (committed on April 14, 2015). This kernel vulnerability was fixed in April 2015 by commit a87938b2e246b81b4fb713edb371a9fa3c5c3c86 (backported to Linux 3.10.77 in May 2015), but it was not recognized as a security threat. With CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_RANDOMIZE_PIE enabled, and a normal top-down address allocation strategy, load_elf_binary() will attempt to map a PIE binary into an address range immediately below mm->mmap_base. Unfortunately, load_elf_ binary() does not take account of the need to allocate sufficient space for the entire binary which means that, while the first PT_LOAD segment is mapped below mm->mmap_base, the subsequent PT_LOAD segment(s) end up being mapped above mm->mmap_base into the are that is supposed to be the "gap" between the stack and the binary.
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