VDB
CVE-2017-5550
CVE-2017-5550
REJECTED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.42% · 34.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.42%
34.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-oem | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux | 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1, 4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1, 4.8.0-52.55~16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws | 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem | 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 0 |
Timeline
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 31, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 14, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5550 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/161 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5550 third-party-advisory