A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of clearing SELinux attributes on /proc/pid/attr files before 4.9.10. An empty (null) write to this file can crash the system by causing the system to attempt to access unmapped kernel memory.
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DSA-3791-1 | linux security update |
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EUVD-2017-11779 | A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of clearing SELinux attributes on /proc/pid/attr files before 4.9.10. An empty (null) write to this file can crash the system by causing the system to attempt to access unmapped kernel memory. |
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USN-3361-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3381-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3381-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T14:02:07.208Z
Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-2618

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-07-27T19:29:00.267
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:23:50.630
Link: CVE-2017-2618


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