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CVE-2017-7616

Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local u…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 36%
Public exploits
0
none known

Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2017-09-01 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:1854 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038503 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2077 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1842 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97527 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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