CVE - CVE-2017-7495

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-7495	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.2, when ext4 data=ordered mode is used, mishandles a needs-flushing-before-commit list, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from other users' files in opportunistic circumstances by waiting for a hardware reset, creating a new file, making write system calls, and reading this file.
References
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MISC:98491 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98491 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=06bd3c36a733ac27962fea7d6f47168841376824 URL:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=06bd3c36a733ac27962fea7d6f47168841376824 MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.2 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.2 MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/2 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/15/2 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1450261 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1450261 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/06bd3c36a733ac27962fea7d6f47168841376824 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/06bd3c36a733ac27962fea7d6f47168841376824 MISC:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 URL:https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20170405	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170405)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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