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CVE-2017-5550
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-06T06:59:00.667 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:20:43.897

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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