The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c in the Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x before 4.9.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (duplicate freelist entries and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the selection of a large value for a random number.
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Published : 2017-02-06 06:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-5546
Mitre link : CVE-2017-5546
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5546
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE