CVE - CVE-2017-5550

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-5550	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:95716 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95716 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9dc6f65bc5e232d1c05fe34b5daadc7e8bbf1fb CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416116 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9dc6f65bc5e232d1c05fe34b5daadc7e8bbf1fb MLIST:[oss-security] 20170120 Re: CVE REQUEST: linux kernel: process with pgid zero able to crash kernel URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170120	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 (20170120)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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