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.
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Published : 2017-02-06 06:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-5550
Mitre link : CVE-2017-5550
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5550
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor