CVE-2017-7616

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-07-30

Description

Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscallsin 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.

See more information about CVE-2017-7616 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4172	2018-07-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.22.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2018-4164	2018-07-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2018-1854	2018-06-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4161	2018-07-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4164	2018-07-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4172	2018-07-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.22.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2018-4164	2018-07-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842	2017-08-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-1842-1	2017-08-15
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4161	2018-07-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2018-4164	2018-07-10
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0237	2018-07-10
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2018-0236	2018-07-10

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