Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-922-1 | linux security update |
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EUVD-2017-16621 | Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation. |
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USN-3291-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3291-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3291-3 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3293-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3361-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-3406-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-3406-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:12:26.919Z
Reserved: 2017-04-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7616

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-04-10T14:59:00.293
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-7616


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