CVE-2017-5550

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 6, 2017
First seenFeb 6, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.9.4—

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