CVE-2017-5550

Off-by-one error in the pipe_advance function in lib/iov_iter.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized heap-memory locations in opportunistic circumstances by reading from a pipe after an incorrect buffer-release decision.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-02-06 06:59

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11


NVD link : CVE-2017-5550

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5550

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5550


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor