The do_shmat function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.12 does not restrict the address calculated by a certain rounding operation, which allows local users to map page zero, and consequently bypass a protection mechanism that exists for the mmap system call, by making crafted shmget and shmat system calls in a privileged context.
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96754 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037918 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=192931 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/95e91b831f87ac8e1f8ed50c14d709089b4e01b8 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e1d35d4dc7f089e6c9c080d556feedf9c706f0c7 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2017-02-24 15:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:28
NVD link : CVE-2017-5669
Mitre link : CVE-2017-5669
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5669
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE