CVE-2017-7616

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <4.10.9 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (8)

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97527

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038503

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cf01fb9985e8deb25ccf0ea54d916b8871ae0e62

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Vendor Advisory] https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 23.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-388

Status published

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.10.9

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Apr 10, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026