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Linux Kernel PIE Stack Buffer Corruption

Linux Kernel

Linux kernel contains a position-independent executable (PIE) stack buffer corruption vulnerability in load_elf_ binary() that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-09. CISA lists known use in ransomware campaigns. CVE-2017-1000253 was assigned before 2024; the KEV listing came in 2024.

Why this severity: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1, CISA-ADP), actively exploited (CISA KEV); known ransomware use

Started: Sep 9, 2024
Closed: Sep 9, 2024
CVE: CVE-2017-1000253

Updated Sep 9, 2024

Affected

See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

Fixed in

See vendor advisory linked in sources

Timeline1

Sep 9, 2024
CISA added CVE-2017-1000253 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-09-30)
Source

Advisories3

Notes & caveats

Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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