CVE-2017-7616
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.9.25-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97527
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038503
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7616.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7616
CWEs
CWE-388
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.