CVE-2017-5550

CVE-2017-5550 describes an off-by-one/error in the Linux kernel pipe_advance function (lib/iov_iter.c) that could allow local attackers to read from uninitialized kernel heap memory via a pipe, before the fixed 4.9.5 release. Connected advisories (EulerOS, Unity Linux) reference kernel versions b...

CVE-2017-5550

Off-by-one error in the pipeadvance function in lib/ioviter.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...

CVE-2017-5550

Off-by-one error in the pipeadvance function in lib/ioviter.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...