Heap-memory information leak vulnerability in pipe_advance function in Linux kernel before 4.9.5

CVE-2017-5550 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Off-by-one error in the pipe_advance function in lib/iov_iter.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.

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