CVE-2017-5546 in Linux Kernelinfo

Summary

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.

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01/20/2017

Disclosure

02/06/2017

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ID	Vulnerability	CWE	Exp	Cou	CVE
96560	Linux Kernel freelist-randomization slab.c numeric error	189	Not defined	Official fix	CVE-2017-5546

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