CVE-2017-5546

The freelist-randomization feature in mm/slab.c in the Linux kernel 4.8.x and 4.9.x before 4.9.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (duplicate freelist entries and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging the selection of a large value for a random number.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c4e490cf148e85ead0d1b1c2caaba833f1d5b29f - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c4e490cf148e85ead0d1b1c2caaba833f1d5b29f - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.5 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95711 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95711 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1415733 - Issue Tracking, Patch () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1415733 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4e490cf148e85ead0d1b1c2caaba833f1d5b29f - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4e490cf148e85ead0d1b1c2caaba833f1d5b29f - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-02-06 06:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2017-5546

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5546

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5546


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel