CVE-2017-7495

kernel: ext4: power failure during write(2) causes on-disk information leak

Published May 15, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.2, when ext4 data=ordered mode is used, mishandles a needs-flushing-before-commit list, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from other users' files in opportunistic circumstances by waiting for a hardware reset, creating a new file, making write system calls, and reading this file.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16512 fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.2, when ext4 data=ordered mode is used, mishandles a needs-flushing-before-commit list, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from other users' files in opportunistic circumstances by waiting for a hardware reset, creating a new file, making write system calls, and reading this file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3405-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3405-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3406-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3406-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

  • CWE-665

    Improper Initialization

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 15, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 12, 2017, 12:00 AM