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CVE ID: CVE-2017-5550

Description: 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.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5550
BugTraq ID: 95716
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95716
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3

CVE ID:	CVE-2017-5550
Description:	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.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5550 BugTraq ID: 95716 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95716 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3