{"action":"Upgrade linux to 4.12.12-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"4.12.12-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"linux","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:12","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["4.12.12-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NC8XFSXSYZP6MPNDFD5MXE","modified_at":"2026-09-01T20:03:45.406972105Z","published_at":"2017-11-29T03:29:00.300Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17053","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17053"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":7},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17053","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17053"}],"summary":"The init_new_context function in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not correctly handle errors from LDT table allocation when forking a new process, allowing a"}