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CVE-2017-5669

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CVE-2017-5669

Published: Feb 24, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

USN-3583-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3583-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
1037918
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
96754
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-3804
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN

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