Linux · Linux · CVE-2017-5123
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
The issue is related to insufficient data validation in the waitid function of the Linux kernel, which can allow an attacker to escape sandboxes and potentially elevate their privileges. This is due to the lack of proper error state checking.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.