cve/2017/CVE-2017-16994.md

### [CVE-2017-16994](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16994)
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### Description

The walk_hugetlb_range function in mm/pagewalk.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 mishandles holes in hugetlb ranges, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized kernel memory via crafted use of the mincore() system call.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43178/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/jedai47/CVE-2017-16994